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Recognised as Colour

#0380DB

  • #0380DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0380DB is a blue with RGB values 3, 128, 219 and HSL 205°, 97%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0380DB#0380DB
HEX#0380DB
RGBrgb(3, 128, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.502, 0.8588
RGB percentages1.2%, 50.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(205.3, 97.3%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 98.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK98.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer229,595
CSS custom property--colour: #0380DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#FC7F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5186DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B75D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0096A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 32.1Medium purple · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB5E03
Analogous#03DBCA, #0314DB
Triadic#DB0380, #80DB03
Split complementary#DB0314, #DBCA03
Tetradic#CA03DB, #DB5E03, #14DB03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACDBFE
Lighter +30%#7AC6FD
Lighter +20%#48B0FC
Lighter +10%#159BFC
Darker −10%#0263A9
Darker −20%#024576
Darker −30%#012844
Darker −40%#000A12
More saturated +25%#0080DE
Less saturated −25%#1F7CBF

Channel breakdown

R3
G128
B219
Red3 (1.2%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue205.28°
Saturation (HSL)97.3%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 80 · B DB

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