Colour

#038FEB

#038FEB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#038FEB is a blue with RGB values 3, 143, 235 and HSL 204°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#038FEB#038FEB

HEX#038FEB

RGBrgb(3, 143, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5608, 0.9216

RGB percentages1.2%, 56.1%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(203.8, 97.5%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.8, 98.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK98.7%, 39.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer233,451

CSS custom property--colour: #038FEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.13:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#787878

Inverted#FC7014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6195EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D82E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.7 Steel blue · ΔE 24.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.6 Royal blue · ΔE 28.1 Medium purple · ΔE 35.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EB5F03

Analogous#03EBD3, #031BEB

Triadic#EB038F, #8FEB03

Split complementary#EB031B, #EBD303

Tetradic#D303EB, #EB5F03, #1BEB03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BCE4FE

Lighter +30%#89D0FE

Lighter +20%#57BBFD

Lighter +10%#25A7FC

Darker −10%#0270B9

Darker −20%#025286

Darker −30%#013354

Darker −40%#001422

More saturated +25%#0090EE

Less saturated −25%#2189CD

Channel breakdown

G143

B235

Red3 (1.2%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue203.79°

Saturation (HSL)97.48%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 8F · B EB

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