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Recognised as Colour

#038CF3

  • #038CF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#038CF3 is a blue with RGB values 3, 140, 243 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

#038CF3#038CF3
HEX#038CF3
RGBrgb(3, 140, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.549, 0.9529
RGB percentages1.2%, 54.9%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(205.8, 97.6%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 98.8%, 95.3%)
CMYK98.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer232,691
CSS custom property--colour: #038CF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#FC730C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5694F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2981F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B4no 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 text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5Cornflower blue · ΔE 12Royal blue · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 30.4Slate blue · ΔE 31.6Medium purple · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.97, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F36A03
Analogous#03F3E2, #0314F3
Triadic#F3038C, #8CF303
Split complementary#F30314, #F3E203
Tetradic#E203F3, #F36A03, #14F303

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4E5FE
Lighter +30%#91CFFE
Lighter +20%#5FB9FD
Lighter +10%#2DA3FC
Darker −10%#026FC1
Darker −20%#02528E
Darker −30%#01355C
Darker −40%#011829
More saturated +25%#008CF6
Less saturated −25%#2288D4

Channel breakdown

R3
G140
B243
Red3 (1.2%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue205.75°
Saturation (HSL)97.56%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 8C · B F3

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