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Recognised as Colour

#033EF8

  • #033EF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#033EF8 is a blue with RGB values 3, 62, 248 and HSL 226°, 98%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#033EF8#033EF8
HEX#033EF8
RGBrgb(3, 62, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2431, 0.9725
RGB percentages1.2%, 24.3%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(225.6, 97.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 98.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK98.8%, 75%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer212,728
CSS custom property--colour: #033EF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#FCC107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007799no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17Blue violet · ΔE 23.5Blue · ΔE 26.9Dark violet · ΔE 30.6Dark blue · ΔE 35.1Dark orchid · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8BD03
Analogous#03B9F8, #4303F8
Triadic#F8033E, #3EF803
Split complementary#F84203, #B9F803
Tetradic#F803B8, #F8BD03, #03F842

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9D6FE
Lighter +30%#96AFFE
Lighter +20%#6489FD
Lighter +10%#3162FD
Darker −10%#0231C6
Darker −20%#022593
Darker −30%#011861
Darker −40%#010C2E
More saturated +25%#003CFB
Less saturated −25%#224ED9

Channel breakdown

R3
G62
B248
Red3 (1.2%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue225.55°
Saturation (HSL)97.61%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 3E · B F8

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