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Recognised as Colour

#0379DF

  • #0379DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0379DF is a blue with RGB values 3, 121, 223 and HSL 208°, 97%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0379DF#0379DF
HEX#0379DF
RGBrgb(3, 121, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4745, 0.8745
RGB percentages1.2%, 47.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(207.8, 97.3%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.8, 98.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK98.7%, 45.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer227,807
CSS custom property--colour: #0379DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#FC8620

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F82E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0092A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 28Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF6903
Analogous#03DFD7, #030BDF
Triadic#DF0379, #79DF03
Split complementary#DF030B, #DFD703
Tetradic#D703DF, #DF6903, #0BDF03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0DAFE
Lighter +30%#7EC2FD
Lighter +20%#4BAAFD
Lighter +10%#1993FC
Darker −10%#025EAD
Darker −20%#02427A
Darker −30%#012748
Darker −40%#000C16
More saturated +25%#0079E2
Less saturated −25%#1F77C3

Channel breakdown

R3
G121
B223
Red3 (1.2%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue207.82°
Saturation (HSL)97.35%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 79 · B DF

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