Colour

#3001FF

#3001FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#3001FF is a blue with RGB values 48, 1, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3001FF#3001FF

HEX#3001FF

RGBrgb(48, 1, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.0039, 1

RGB percentages18.8%, 0.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(251.1, 100%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 99.6%, 100%)

CMYK81.2%, 99.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,146,239

CSS custom property--colour: #3001FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.16:1

Contrast with white8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#CFFE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#006A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 115.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 2.8 Medium blue · ΔE 20.6 Blue violet · ΔE 33.3 Dark violet · ΔE 35.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 48.6 Dark blue · ΔE 50.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 2.79, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D0FF01

Analogous#0151FF, #AF01FF

Triadic#FF3001, #01FF30

Split complementary#FFAF01, #51FF01

Tetradic#FF0151, #D0FF01, #01FFAF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6CDFF

Lighter +30%#AD9AFF

Lighter +20%#8367FF

Lighter +10%#5A34FF

Darker −10%#2600CD

Darker −20%#1C009A

Darker −30%#130067

Darker −40%#0A0034

More saturated +25%#3001FF

Less saturated −25%#4421DF

Channel breakdown

R48

B255

Red48 (18.8%)

Green1 (0.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue251.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 30 · G 01 · B FF

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