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Recognised as Colour

#032EE8

  • #032EE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#032EE8 is a blue with RGB values 3, 46, 232 and HSL 229°, 97%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#032EE8#032EE8
HEX#032EE8
RGBrgb(3, 46, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1804, 0.9098
RGB percentages1.2%, 18%, 91%
HSLhsl(228.7, 97.4%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 98.7%, 91%)
CMYK98.7%, 80.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer208,616
CSS custom property--colour: #032EE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#FCD117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.3Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Blue · ΔE 24.5Dark violet · ΔE 28.4Dark blue · ΔE 32Dark orchid · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8BD03
Analogous#03A1E8, #4A03E8
Triadic#E8032E, #2EE803
Split complementary#E84A03, #A1E803
Tetradic#E803A1, #E8BD03, #03E84A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9C6FE
Lighter +30%#879DFD
Lighter +20%#5474FD
Lighter +10%#224BFC
Darker −10%#0224B6
Darker −20%#021A83
Darker −30%#011051
Darker −40%#00061F
More saturated +25%#002CEB
Less saturated −25%#2040CB

Channel breakdown

R3
G46
B232
Red3 (1.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue228.73°
Saturation (HSL)97.45%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 2E · B E8

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