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Recognised as Colour

#0344ED

  • #0344ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0344ED is a blue with RGB values 3, 68, 237 and HSL 223°, 98%, 47%. 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

#0344ED#0344ED
HEX#0344ED
RGBrgb(3, 68, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2667, 0.9294
RGB percentages1.2%, 26.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(223.3, 97.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 98.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK98.7%, 71.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer214,253
CSS custom property--colour: #0344ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#FCBB12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007594no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 22.3Blue violet · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.6Dark blue · ΔE 30.3Dark violet · ΔE 31.8Dark orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 22.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDAC03
Analogous#03B9ED, #3703ED
Triadic#ED0344, #44ED03
Split complementary#ED3703, #B9ED03
Tetradic#ED03B9, #EDAC03, #03ED37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BED0FE
Lighter +30%#8BABFE
Lighter +20%#5987FD
Lighter +10%#2762FC
Darker −10%#0236BB
Darker −20%#022788
Darker −30%#011956
Darker −40%#000A24
More saturated +25%#0043F0
Less saturated −25%#2151CF

Channel breakdown

R3
G68
B237
Red3 (1.2%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue223.33°
Saturation (HSL)97.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 44 · B ED

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