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Colour

#038FF2

  • #038FF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#038FF2 is a blue with RGB values 3, 143, 242 and HSL 205°, 98%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#038FF2#038FF2
HEX#038FF2
RGBrgb(3, 143, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5608, 0.949
RGB percentages1.2%, 56.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(204.9, 97.6%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 98.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK98.8%, 40.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer233,458
CSS custom property--colour: #038FF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#FC700D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C96F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3483F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.9Medium purple · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F26603
Analogous#03F2DD, #0318F2
Triadic#F2038F, #8FF203
Split complementary#F20317, #F2DD03
Tetradic#DD03F2, #F26603, #18F203

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3E6FE
Lighter +30%#90D0FE
Lighter +20%#5EBBFD
Lighter +10%#2CA6FC
Darker −10%#0271C0
Darker −20%#02538D
Darker −30%#01365B
Darker −40%#011828
More saturated +25%#0090F5
Less saturated −25%#228AD3

Channel breakdown

R3
G143
B242
Red3 (1.2%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue204.85°
Saturation (HSL)97.55%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 8F · B F2

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