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Recognised as Colour

#030BE5

  • #030BE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#030BE5 is a blue with RGB values 3, 11, 229 and HSL 238°, 97%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#030BE5#030BE5
HEX#030BE5
RGBrgb(3, 11, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0431, 0.898
RGB percentages1.2%, 4.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(237.9, 97.4%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 98.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK98.7%, 95.2%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer199,653
CSS custom property--colour: #030BE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#191919
Inverted#FCF41A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#006187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.9Blue · ΔE 12.9Blue violet · ΔE 26.9Dark violet · ΔE 30.3Dark blue · ΔE 38.9Dark orchid · ΔE 41.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DD03
Analogous#037CE5, #6C03E5
Triadic#E5030B, #0BE503
Split complementary#E56C03, #7CE503
Tetradic#E5037C, #E5DD03, #03E56C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6B9FE
Lighter +30%#8488FD
Lighter +20%#5157FD
Lighter +10%#1F27FC
Darker −10%#0209B3
Darker −20%#020680
Darker −30%#01044E
Darker −40%#00011C
More saturated +25%#0008E8
Less saturated −25%#2026C8

Channel breakdown

R3
G11
B229
Red3 (1.2%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue237.88°
Saturation (HSL)97.41%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 0B · B E5

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