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Colour

#037ACA

  • #037ACA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#037ACA is a blue with RGB values 3, 122, 202 and HSL 204°, 97%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#037ACA#037ACA
HEX#037ACA
RGBrgb(3, 122, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4784, 0.7922
RGB percentages1.2%, 47.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(204.1, 97.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.1, 98.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK98.5%, 39.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer228,042
CSS custom property--colour: #037ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#FC8535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#527FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#336FC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008D98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA5303
Analogous#03CAB7, #0316CA
Triadic#CA037A, #7ACA03
Split complementary#CA0316, #CAB703
Tetradic#B703CA, #CA5303, #16CA03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BD6FE
Lighter +30%#69C1FD
Lighter +20%#37ADFC
Lighter +10%#0598FB
Darker −10%#025C98
Darker −20%#023D65
Darker −30%#011F33
Darker −40%#000101
More saturated +25%#007BCD
Less saturated −25%#1D75B0

Channel breakdown

R3
G122
B202
Red3 (1.2%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue204.12°
Saturation (HSL)97.07%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 7A · B CA

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