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Recognised as Colour

#030AE1

  • #030AE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#030AE1 is a blue with RGB values 3, 10, 225 and HSL 238°, 97%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#030AE1#030AE1
HEX#030AE1
RGBrgb(3, 10, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0392, 0.8824
RGB percentages1.2%, 3.9%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(238.1, 97.4%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 98.7%, 88.2%)
CMYK98.7%, 95.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer199,393
CSS custom property--colour: #030AE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#FCF51E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0037DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.3Blue · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 26.1Dark violet · ΔE 29.5Dark blue · ΔE 37.3Dark orchid · ΔE 40.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1DA03
Analogous#0379E1, #6B03E1
Triadic#E1030A, #0AE103
Split complementary#E16B03, #79E103
Tetradic#E10379, #E1DA03, #03E16B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2B4FE
Lighter +30%#8084FD
Lighter +20%#4D53FD
Lighter +10%#1B22FC
Darker −10%#0208AF
Darker −20%#02067C
Darker −30%#01034A
Darker −40%#000118
More saturated +25%#0007E4
Less saturated −25%#1F25C4

Channel breakdown

R3
G10
B225
Red3 (1.2%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue238.11°
Saturation (HSL)97.37%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 0A · B E1

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