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Recognised as Colour

#034EF8

  • #034EF8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#034EF8 is a blue with RGB values 3, 78, 248 and HSL 222°, 98%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#034EF8#034EF8
HEX#034EF8
RGBrgb(3, 78, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.3059, 0.9725
RGB percentages1.2%, 30.6%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(221.6, 97.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 98.8%, 97.3%)
CMYK98.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer216,824
CSS custom property--colour: #034EF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1
Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#FCB107

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007E9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 25.8Blue violet · ΔE 26.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 32.1Slate blue · ΔE 33Dark orchid · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 25.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8AD03
Analogous#03C9F8, #3203F8
Triadic#F8034E, #4EF803
Split complementary#F83203, #C9F803
Tetradic#F803C9, #F8AD03, #03F832

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9D9FE
Lighter +30%#96B6FE
Lighter +20%#6493FD
Lighter +10%#3170FD
Darker −10%#023EC6
Darker −20%#022E93
Darker −30%#011E61
Darker −40%#010F2E
More saturated +25%#004DFB
Less saturated −25%#225AD9

Channel breakdown

R3
G78
B248
Red3 (1.2%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue221.63°
Saturation (HSL)97.61%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 4E · B F8

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