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Recognised as Colour

#030AE4

  • #030AE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#030AE4 is a blue with RGB values 3, 10, 228 and HSL 238°, 97%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#030AE4#030AE4
HEX#030AE4
RGBrgb(3, 10, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0392, 0.8941
RGB percentages1.2%, 3.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(238.1, 97.4%, 45.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 98.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK98.7%, 95.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer199,396
CSS custom property--colour: #030AE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#FCF51B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.6Blue · ΔE 13.2Blue violet · ΔE 26.8Dark violet · ΔE 30.1Dark blue · ΔE 38.6Dark orchid · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4DD03
Analogous#037AE4, #6C03E4
Triadic#E4030A, #0AE403
Split complementary#E46C03, #7BE403
Tetradic#E4037B, #E4DD03, #03E46D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5B7FE
Lighter +30%#8386FD
Lighter +20%#5056FD
Lighter +10%#1E25FC
Darker −10%#0208B2
Darker −20%#02067F
Darker −30%#01034D
Darker −40%#00011B
More saturated +25%#0007E7
Less saturated −25%#2025C7

Channel breakdown

R3
G10
B228
Red3 (1.2%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue238.13°
Saturation (HSL)97.4%
Lightness45.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 0A · B E4

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