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Recognised as Colour

#023DF3

  • #023DF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#023DF3 is a blue with RGB values 2, 61, 243 and HSL 225°, 98%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#023DF3#023DF3
HEX#023DF3
RGBrgb(2, 61, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.0078, 0.2392, 0.9529
RGB percentages0.8%, 23.9%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(225.3, 98.4%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 99.2%, 95.3%)
CMYK99.2%, 74.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer146,931
CSS custom property--colour: #023DF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#FDC20C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007496no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Blue · ΔE 28.6Dark violet · ΔE 30.2Dark blue · ΔE 33.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3B802
Analogous#02B6F3, #3F02F3
Triadic#F3023D, #3DF302
Split complementary#F33F02, #B6F302
Tetradic#F302B5, #F3B802, #02F33F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D1FF
Lighter +30%#90ABFE
Lighter +20%#5D85FE
Lighter +10%#2B5EFD
Darker −10%#0230C0
Darker −20%#01248E
Darker −30%#01175B
Darker −40%#000A29
More saturated +25%#003CF5
Less saturated −25%#214DD4

Channel breakdown

R2
G61
B243
Red2 (0.8%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue225.31°
Saturation (HSL)98.37%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 02 · G 3D · B F3

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