Recognised as Colour

#0323FF

#0323FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#0323FF is a blue with RGB values 3, 35, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#0323FF#0323FF

HEX#0323FF

RGBrgb(3, 35, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1373, 1

RGB percentages1.2%, 13.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(232.4, 100%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 98.8%, 100%)

CMYK98.8%, 86.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer205,823

CSS custom property--colour: #0323FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.81:1

Contrast with white7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#FCDC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0045FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.3 Medium blue · ΔE 16.2 Blue violet · ΔE 29.7 Dark violet · ΔE 33.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 44.7 Dark blue · ΔE 45.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFDF03

Analogous#03A1FF, #6103FF

Triadic#FF0323, #23FF03

Split complementary#FF6103, #A1FF03

Tetradic#FF03A1, #FFDF03, #03FF61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CFD5FF

Lighter +30%#9CA9FF

Lighter +20%#697CFF

Lighter +10%#3650FF

Darker −10%#001ACF

Darker −20%#00149C

Darker −30%#000D69

Darker −40%#000736

More saturated +25%#0323FF

Less saturated −25%#223AE0

Channel breakdown

G35

B255

Red3 (1.2%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue232.38°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 23 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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