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Recognised as Colour

#3037CE

  • #3037CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3037CE is a blue with RGB values 48, 55, 206 and HSL 237°, 62%, 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 Dark blue.

Colour values

#3037CE#3037CE
HEX#3037CE
RGBrgb(48, 55, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.2157, 0.8078
RGB percentages18.8%, 21.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(237.3, 62.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.3, 76.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK76.7%, 73.3%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,160,014
CSS custom property--colour: #3037CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#CFC831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 21Blue violet · ΔE 23.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5Navy · ΔE 24.4Medium blue · ΔE 24.8Dark orchid · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEC730
Analogous#3086CE, #7830CE
Triadic#CE3037, #37CE30
Split complementary#CE7830, #86CE30
Tetradic#CE3086, #CEC730, #30CE78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D6F5
Lighter +30%#ABAEEC
Lighter +20%#8286E2
Lighter +10%#595ED8
Darker −10%#262CA5
Darker −20%#1D217B
Darker −30%#131652
Darker −40%#090B29
More saturated +25%#101AEE
Less saturated −25%#5054AE

Channel breakdown

R48
G55
B206
Red48 (18.8%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue237.34°
Saturation (HSL)62.2%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 37 · B CE

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