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Recognised as Colour

#3012C3

  • #3012C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3012C3 is a blue with RGB values 48, 18, 195 and HSL 250°, 83%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3012C3#3012C3
HEX#3012C3
RGBrgb(48, 18, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.0706, 0.7647
RGB percentages18.8%, 7.1%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(250.2, 83.1%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 90.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK75.4%, 90.8%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,150,531
CSS custom property--colour: #3012C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05001WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.5:1
Contrast with white10.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#CFED3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0037C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005273no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.7Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Dark blue · ΔE 21.5Dark violet · ΔE 23.1Navy · ΔE 26.6Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5C312
Analogous#124CC3, #8812C3
Triadic#C33012, #12C330
Split complementary#C38812, #4CC312
Tetradic#C3124D, #A5C312, #12C388

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7AAF7
Lighter +30%#8F7BF3
Lighter +20%#684CEF
Lighter +10%#401EEA
Darker −10%#250E94
Darker −20%#190966
Darker −30%#0E0537
Darker −40%#020108
More saturated +25%#2400D5
Less saturated −25%#422DA8

Channel breakdown

R48
G18
B195
Red48 (18.8%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue250.17°
Saturation (HSL)83.1%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 12 · B C3

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