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Recognised as Colour

#038CF2

  • #038CF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#038CF2 is a blue with RGB values 3, 140, 242 and HSL 206°, 98%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#038CF2#038CF2
HEX#038CF2
RGBrgb(3, 140, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.549, 0.949
RGB percentages1.2%, 54.9%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(205.6, 97.6%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.6, 98.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK98.8%, 42.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer232,690
CSS custom property--colour: #038CF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25186WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#FC730D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5794F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A81F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Royal blue · ΔE 22.6Steel blue · ΔE 29.8Medium purple · ΔE 31.9Slate blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F26903
Analogous#03F2E0, #0315F2
Triadic#F2038C, #8CF203
Split complementary#F20315, #F2E003
Tetradic#E003F2, #F26903, #15F203

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3E5FE
Lighter +30%#90CFFE
Lighter +20%#5EB9FD
Lighter +10%#2CA3FC
Darker −10%#026FC0
Darker −20%#02528D
Darker −30%#01355B
Darker −40%#011728
More saturated +25%#008CF5
Less saturated −25%#2288D3

Channel breakdown

R3
G140
B242
Red3 (1.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue205.61°
Saturation (HSL)97.55%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 8C · B F2

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