Colour

#3000EE

#3000EE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#3000EE is a blue with RGB values 48, 0, 238 and HSL 252°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3000EE#3000EE

HEX#3000EE

RGBrgb(48, 0, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0, 0.9333

RGB percentages18.8%, 0%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(252.1, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.1, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK79.8%, 100%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,145,966

CSS custom property--colour: #3000EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.9:1

Contrast with white8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#CFFF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#003EEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00638Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.8 Medium blue · ΔE 13.5 Blue violet · ΔE 27.9 Dark violet · ΔE 30.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 42.8 Dark blue · ΔE 43.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEEE00

Analogous#0047EE, #A700EE

Triadic#EE3000, #00EE30

Split complementary#EEA700, #47EE00

Tetradic#EE0047, #BEEE00, #00EEA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C9BBFF

Lighter +30%#A088FF

Lighter +20%#7755FF

Lighter +10%#4F22FF

Darker −10%#2600BB

Darker −20%#1B0088

Darker −30%#110055

Darker −40%#070022

More saturated +25%#3000EE

Less saturated −25%#421ED0

Channel breakdown

R48

B238

Red48 (18.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue252.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 30 · G 00 · B EE

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