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Recognised as Colour

#039DFC

  • #039DFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#039DFC is a blue with RGB values 3, 157, 252 and HSL 203°, 98%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#039DFC#039DFC
HEX#039DFC
RGBrgb(3, 157, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.6157, 0.9882
RGB percentages1.2%, 61.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(202.9, 97.6%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 98.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK98.8%, 37.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer237,052
CSS custom property--colour: #039DFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.23:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#FC6203

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A8FFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 31.2Light skyblue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC6203
Analogous#03FCDE, #0321FC
Triadic#FC039D, #9DFC03
Split complementary#FC0321, #FCDE03
Tetradic#DE03FC, #FC6203, #21FC03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDEBFE
Lighter +30%#9AD8FE
Lighter +20%#68C4FD
Lighter +10%#35B1FD
Darker −10%#027ECA
Darker −20%#025E97
Darker −30%#013F65
Darker −40%#011F32
More saturated +25%#009EFF
Less saturated −25%#2395DC

Channel breakdown

R3
G157
B252
Red3 (1.2%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue202.89°
Saturation (HSL)97.65%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 9D · B FC

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