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Recognised as Colour

#0396F4

  • #0396F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#0396F4 is a blue with RGB values 3, 150, 244 and HSL 203°, 98%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#0396F4#0396F4
HEX#0396F4
RGBrgb(3, 150, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5882, 0.9569
RGB percentages1.2%, 58.8%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(203.4, 97.6%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 98.8%, 95.7%)
CMYK98.8%, 38.5%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer235,252
CSS custom property--colour: #0396F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#FC690B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#679BF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4389F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.3Royal blue · ΔE 29.4Light skyblue · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F46103
Analogous#03F4D9, #031EF4
Triadic#F40396, #96F403
Split complementary#F4031E, #F4DA03
Tetradic#D903F4, #F46103, #1EF403

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5E8FE
Lighter +30%#92D4FE
Lighter +20%#60C0FD
Lighter +10%#2EACFC
Darker −10%#0277C2
Darker −20%#02588F
Darker −30%#01395D
Darker −40%#011A2A
More saturated +25%#0097F7
Less saturated −25%#228FD5

Channel breakdown

R3
G150
B244
Red3 (1.2%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue203.4°
Saturation (HSL)97.57%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 96 · B F4

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