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Recognised as Colour

#038AEA

  • #038AEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#038AEA is a blue with RGB values 3, 138, 234 and HSL 205°, 97%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#038AEA#038AEA
HEX#038AEA
RGBrgb(3, 138, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5412, 0.9176
RGB percentages1.2%, 54.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(204.9, 97.5%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 98.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK98.7%, 41%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer232,170
CSS custom property--colour: #038AEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24137WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.83:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#FC7515

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5991EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#327EE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.1Medium purple · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA6303
Analogous#03EAD6, #0317EA
Triadic#EA038A, #8AEA03
Split complementary#EA0316, #EAD603
Tetradic#D703EA, #EA6303, #16EA03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBE2FE
Lighter +30%#89CDFD
Lighter +20%#56B8FD
Lighter +10%#24A2FC
Darker −10%#026CB8
Darker −20%#024F85
Darker −30%#013153
Darker −40%#001321
More saturated +25%#008BED
Less saturated −25%#2185CC

Channel breakdown

R3
G138
B234
Red3 (1.2%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue204.94°
Saturation (HSL)97.47%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 8A · B EA

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