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Colour

#03ABFF

  • #03ABFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#03ABFF is a blue with RGB values 3, 171, 255 and HSL 200°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#03ABFF#03ABFF
HEX#03ABFF
RGBrgb(3, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages1.2%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(200, 100%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 98.8%, 100%)
CMYK98.8%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer240,639
CSS custom property--colour: #03ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#FC5400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#629AFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8Sky blue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF5703
Analogous#03FFD5, #032DFF
Triadic#FF03AB, #ABFF03
Split complementary#FF032D, #FFD503
Tetradic#D503FF, #FF5703, #2DFF03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFEFFF
Lighter +30%#9CDEFF
Lighter +20%#69CDFF
Lighter +10%#36BCFF
Darker −10%#008ACF
Darker −20%#00689C
Darker −30%#004669
Darker −40%#002436
More saturated +25%#03ABFF
Less saturated −25%#22A0E0

Channel breakdown

R3
G171
B255
Red3 (1.2%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G AB · B FF

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