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Recognised as Colour

#033EEA

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

#033EEA is a blue with RGB values 3, 62, 234 and HSL 225°, 97%, 46%. 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

#033EEA#033EEA
HEX#033EEA
RGBrgb(3, 62, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2431, 0.9176
RGB percentages1.2%, 24.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(224.7, 97.5%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 98.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK98.7%, 73.5%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer212,714
CSS custom property--colour: #033EEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.29:1
Contrast with white7.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#FCC115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007191no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.3Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Dark blue · ΔE 29.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 30Dark violet · ΔE 30.4Dark orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAAF03
Analogous#03B2EA, #3B03EA
Triadic#EA033E, #3EEA03
Split complementary#EA3B03, #B2EA03
Tetradic#EA03B2, #EAAF03, #03EA3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBCCFE
Lighter +30%#89A6FD
Lighter +20%#5681FD
Lighter +10%#245BFC
Darker −10%#0231B8
Darker −20%#022385
Darker −30%#011653
Darker −40%#000921
More saturated +25%#003DED
Less saturated −25%#214CCC

Channel breakdown

R3
G62
B234
Red3 (1.2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue224.68°
Saturation (HSL)97.47%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 3E · B EA

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