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Recognised as Colour

#030CE5

  • #030CE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#030CE5 is a blue with RGB values 3, 12, 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

#030CE5#030CE5
HEX#030CE5
RGBrgb(3, 12, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0471, 0.898
RGB percentages1.2%, 4.7%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(237.6, 97.4%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 98.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK98.7%, 94.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer199,909
CSS custom property--colour: #030CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#FCF31A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0038E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.8Blue · ΔE 13.1Blue violet · ΔE 26.8Dark violet · ΔE 30.2Dark blue · ΔE 38.8Dark orchid · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DC03
Analogous#037DE5, #6B03E5
Triadic#E5030C, #0CE503
Split complementary#E56B03, #7DE503
Tetradic#E5037D, #E5DC03, #03E56B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6B9FE
Lighter +30%#8488FD
Lighter +20%#5158FD
Lighter +10%#1F28FC
Darker −10%#0209B3
Darker −20%#020780
Darker −30%#01044E
Darker −40%#00011C
More saturated +25%#0009E8
Less saturated −25%#2027C8

Channel breakdown

R3
G12
B229
Red3 (1.2%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue237.61°
Saturation (HSL)97.41%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 0C · B E5

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