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Recognised as Colour

#300BEC

  • #300BEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#300BEC is a blue with RGB values 48, 11, 236 and HSL 250°, 91%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#300BEC#300BEC
HEX#300BEC
RGBrgb(48, 11, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.0431, 0.9255
RGB percentages18.8%, 4.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(249.9, 91.1%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 95.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK79.7%, 95.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,148,780
CSS custom property--colour: #300BEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#CFF413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00638Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.2Medium blue · ΔE 11.4Blue violet · ΔE 26Dark violet · ΔE 29.1Dark orchid · ΔE 40.7Dark blue · ΔE 41.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7EC0B
Analogous#0B57EC, #A10BEC
Triadic#EC300B, #0BEC30
Split complementary#ECA10B, #56EC0B
Tetradic#EC0B57, #C7EC0B, #0BECA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFC7FC
Lighter +30%#A696FA
Lighter +20%#7D65F8
Lighter +10%#5434F6
Darker −10%#2609BB
Darker −20%#1C068B
Darker −30%#12045A
Darker −40%#080229
More saturated +25%#2900F7
Less saturated −25%#452ACD

Channel breakdown

R48
G11
B236
Red48 (18.8%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue249.87°
Saturation (HSL)91.09%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 0B · B EC

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