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Recognised as Colour

#031EEE

  • #031EEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#031EEE is a blue with RGB values 3, 30, 238 and HSL 233°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#031EEE#031EEE
HEX#031EEE
RGBrgb(3, 30, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1176, 0.9333
RGB percentages1.2%, 11.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(233.1, 97.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 98.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK98.7%, 87.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer204,526
CSS custom property--colour: #031EEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#FCE111

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00688Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.1Blue · ΔE 14.2Blue violet · ΔE 26Dark violet · ΔE 30.3Dark blue · ΔE 39Dark orchid · ΔE 40.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EED303
Analogous#0394EE, #5D03EE
Triadic#EE031E, #1EEE03
Split complementary#EE5D03, #94EE03
Tetradic#EE0394, #EED303, #03EE5D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFC6FE
Lighter +30%#8C99FE
Lighter +20%#5A6DFD
Lighter +10%#2840FC
Darker −10%#0218BC
Darker −20%#021189
Darker −30%#010B57
Darker −40%#000525
More saturated +25%#001CF1
Less saturated −25%#2135D0

Channel breakdown

R3
G30
B238
Red3 (1.2%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue233.11°
Saturation (HSL)97.51%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 1E · B EE

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