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Colour

#033CEE

  • #033CEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#033CEE is a blue with RGB values 3, 60, 238 and HSL 225°, 98%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#033CEE#033CEE
HEX#033CEE
RGBrgb(3, 60, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2353, 0.9333
RGB percentages1.2%, 23.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(225.4, 97.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 98.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK98.7%, 74.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer212,206
CSS custom property--colour: #033CEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#FCC311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007293no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Dark violet · ΔE 29.9Blue · ΔE 30.2Dark blue · ΔE 31.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEB503
Analogous#03B1EE, #4003EE
Triadic#EE033C, #3CEE03
Split complementary#EE4003, #B1EE03
Tetradic#EE03B1, #EEB503, #03EE40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFCEFE
Lighter +30%#8CA8FE
Lighter +20%#5A82FD
Lighter +10%#285BFC
Darker −10%#022FBC
Darker −20%#022389
Darker −30%#011657
Darker −40%#000925
More saturated +25%#003AF1
Less saturated −25%#214CD0

Channel breakdown

R3
G60
B238
Red3 (1.2%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue225.45°
Saturation (HSL)97.51%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 3C · B EE

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