Colour

#3000C3

#3000C3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3000C3 is a blue with RGB values 48, 0, 195 and HSL 255°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3000C3#3000C3

HEX#3000C3

RGBrgb(48, 0, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0, 0.7647

RGB percentages18.8%, 0%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(254.8, 100%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.8, 100%, 76.5%)

CMYK75.4%, 100%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,145,923

CSS custom property--colour: #3000C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.97:1

Contrast with white10.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#CFFF3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0044C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0034C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Tritanopia#004F71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7 Blue violet · ΔE 20 Dark violet · ΔE 22.9 Dark blue · ΔE 24.5 Blue · ΔE 27.7 Navy · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.99, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#93C300

Analogous#0032C3, #9100C3

Triadic#C33000, #00C330

Split complementary#C39200, #31C300

Tetradic#C30032, #93C300, #00C391

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AB90FF

Lighter +30%#855DFF

Lighter +20%#5E2AFF

Lighter +10%#3D00F6

Darker −10%#230090

Darker −20%#17005D

Darker −30%#0A002A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3000C3

Less saturated −25%#3C18AB

Channel breakdown

R48

B195

Red48 (18.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue254.77°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 30 · G 00 · B C3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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