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Recognised as Colour

#037ADE

  • #037ADE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#037ADE is a blue with RGB values 3, 122, 222 and HSL 207°, 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

#037ADE#037ADE
HEX#037ADE
RGBrgb(3, 122, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4784, 0.8706
RGB percentages1.2%, 47.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(207.4, 97.3%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 98.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK98.6%, 45%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer228,062
CSS custom property--colour: #037ADE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#FC8521

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4383E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0471DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0092A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Royal blue · ΔE 18Slate blue · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Steel blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE6703
Analogous#03DED5, #030CDE
Triadic#DE037A, #7ADE03
Split complementary#DE030C, #DED503
Tetradic#D503DE, #DE6703, #0CDE03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFDAFE
Lighter +30%#7DC3FD
Lighter +20%#4AABFD
Lighter +10%#1894FC
Darker −10%#025EAC
Darker −20%#024379
Darker −30%#012747
Darker −40%#000B15
More saturated +25%#007AE1
Less saturated −25%#1F78C2

Channel breakdown

R3
G122
B222
Red3 (1.2%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue207.4°
Saturation (HSL)97.33%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 7A · B DE

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