Colour

#0300FF

#0300FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#0300FF is a blue with RGB values 3, 0, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0300FF#0300FF

HEX#0300FF

RGBrgb(3, 0, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0, 1

RGB percentages1.2%, 0%, 100%

HSLhsl(240.7, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.7, 100%, 100%)

CMYK98.8%, 100%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer196,863

CSS custom property--colour: #0300FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1

Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#131313

Inverted#FCFF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 118 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 0.1 Medium blue · ΔE 21.5 Blue violet · ΔE 35.7 Dark violet · ΔE 38.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 50.9 Dark blue · ΔE 51.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 0.09, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FCFF00

Analogous#007CFF, #8300FF

Triadic#FF0300, #00FF03

Split complementary#FF8200, #7DFF00

Tetradic#FF007C, #FCFF00, #00FF82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CDCCFF

Lighter +30%#9A99FF

Lighter +20%#6866FF

Lighter +10%#3533FF

Darker −10%#0200CC

Darker −20%#020099

Darker −30%#010066

Darker −40%#010033

More saturated +25%#0300FF

Less saturated −25%#2220DF

Channel breakdown

B255

Red3 (1.2%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue240.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 00 · B FF

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