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Recognised as Colour

#0373F2

  • #0373F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0373F2 is a blue with RGB values 3, 115, 242 and HSL 212°, 98%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0373F2#0373F2
HEX#0373F2
RGBrgb(3, 115, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.451, 0.949
RGB percentages1.2%, 45.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(211.9, 97.6%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.9, 98.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK98.8%, 52.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer226,290
CSS custom property--colour: #0373F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#FC8C0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0082F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0093A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F28203
Analogous#03EAF2, #0B03F2
Triadic#F20373, #73F203
Split complementary#F20B03, #EAF203
Tetradic#F203EA, #F28203, #03F20B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3DFFE
Lighter +30%#90C4FE
Lighter +20%#5EA9FD
Lighter +10%#2C8DFC
Darker −10%#025BC0
Darker −20%#02438D
Darker −30%#012B5B
Darker −40%#011328
More saturated +25%#0073F5
Less saturated −25%#2275D3

Channel breakdown

R3
G115
B242
Red3 (1.2%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue211.88°
Saturation (HSL)97.55%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 73 · B F2

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