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Colour

#03A6FF

  • #03A6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#03A6FF is a blue with RGB values 3, 166, 255 and HSL 201°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#03A6FF#03A6FF
HEX#03A6FF
RGBrgb(3, 166, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.651, 1
RGB percentages1.2%, 65.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.2, 100%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 98.8%, 100%)
CMYK98.8%, 34.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer239,359
CSS custom property--colour: #03A6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.9:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#FC5900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7BA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5996FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00BCC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Light skyblue · ΔE 29.9Royal blue · ΔE 36.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF5C03
Analogous#03FFDA, #0328FF
Triadic#FF03A6, #A6FF03
Split complementary#FF0328, #FFDA03
Tetradic#DA03FF, #FF5C03, #28FF03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFEEFF
Lighter +30%#9CDCFF
Lighter +20%#69CAFF
Lighter +10%#36B8FF
Darker −10%#0086CF
Darker −20%#00659C
Darker −30%#004469
Darker −40%#002336
More saturated +25%#03A6FF
Less saturated −25%#229DE0

Channel breakdown

R3
G166
B255
Red3 (1.2%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G A6 · B FF

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