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Recognised as Colour

#3020C9

  • #3020C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3020C9 is a blue with RGB values 48, 32, 201 and HSL 246°, 73%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3020C9#3020C9
HEX#3020C9
RGBrgb(48, 32, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.1255, 0.7882
RGB percentages18.8%, 12.5%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(245.7, 72.5%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 84.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK76.1%, 84.1%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,154,121
CSS custom property--colour: #3020C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#CFDF36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005878no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.5Blue violet · ΔE 19Dark blue · ΔE 21.3Dark violet · ΔE 24Navy · ΔE 26.2Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9C920
Analogous#2065C9, #8520C9
Triadic#C93020, #20C930
Split complementary#C98520, #64C920
Tetradic#C92064, #B9C920, #20C984

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C0F5
Lighter +30%#9D94EE
Lighter +20%#7468E7
Lighter +10%#4C3CE0
Darker −10%#25199D
Darker −20%#1B1271
Darker −30%#100B45
Darker −40%#060419
More saturated +25%#1803E6
Less saturated −25%#483DAC

Channel breakdown

R48
G32
B201
Red48 (18.8%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue245.68°
Saturation (HSL)72.53%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 20 · B C9

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