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Recognised as Colour

#3040CE

  • #3040CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3040CE is a blue with RGB values 48, 64, 206 and HSL 234°, 62%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3040CE#3040CE
HEX#3040CE
RGBrgb(48, 64, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.251, 0.8078
RGB percentages18.8%, 25.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(233.9, 62.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.9, 76.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK76.7%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,162,318
CSS custom property--colour: #3040CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#CFBF31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#006782no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.8Dark blue · ΔE 22.7Royal blue · ΔE 23Navy · ΔE 25Indigo · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEBE30
Analogous#308FCE, #6F30CE
Triadic#CE3040, #40CE30
Split complementary#CE6F30, #8FCE30
Tetradic#CE308F, #CEBE30, #30CE6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D8F5
Lighter +30%#ABB2EC
Lighter +20%#828CE2
Lighter +10%#5966D8
Darker −10%#2633A5
Darker −20%#1D267B
Darker −30%#131952
Darker −40%#090D29
More saturated +25%#1027EE
Less saturated −25%#5059AE

Channel breakdown

R48
G64
B206
Red48 (18.8%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue233.92°
Saturation (HSL)62.2%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 40 · B CE

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