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Recognised as Colour

#037EE6

  • #037EE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#037EE6 is a blue with RGB values 3, 126, 230 and HSL 207°, 97%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#037EE6#037EE6
HEX#037EE6
RGBrgb(3, 126, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.4941, 0.902
RGB percentages1.2%, 49.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(207.5, 97.4%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 98.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK98.7%, 45.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer229,094
CSS custom property--colour: #037EE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#FC8119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4487EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Royal blue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E66B03
Analogous#03E6DC, #030DE6
Triadic#E6037E, #7EE603
Split complementary#E6030D, #E6DC03
Tetradic#DC03E6, #E66B03, #0DE603

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7DDFE
Lighter +30%#85C6FD
Lighter +20%#52AFFD
Lighter +10%#2097FC
Darker −10%#0262B4
Darker −20%#024781
Darker −30%#012B4F
Darker −40%#00101D
More saturated +25%#007EE9
Less saturated −25%#207CC9

Channel breakdown

R3
G126
B230
Red3 (1.2%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue207.49°
Saturation (HSL)97.42%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 7E · B E6

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