Recognised as Colour

#304FEA

#304FEA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#304FEA is a blue with RGB values 48, 79, 234 and HSL 230°, 82%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#304FEA#304FEA

HEX#304FEA

RGBrgb(48, 79, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.3098, 0.9176

RGB percentages18.8%, 31%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(230, 81.6%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230, 79.5%, 91.8%)

CMYK79.5%, 66.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,166,186

CSS custom property--colour: #304FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1

Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#CFB015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007996no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.9 Royal blue · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 24.6 Blue violet · ΔE 26.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.7 Dark blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EACB30

Analogous#30ACEA, #6E30EA

Triadic#EA304F, #4FEA30

Split complementary#EA6E30, #ACEA30

Tetradic#EA30AC, #EACB30, #30EA6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9ECFD

Lighter +30%#BBC5F8

Lighter +20%#8D9EF3

Lighter +10%#5E76EF

Darker −10%#1535D2

Darker −20%#1129A3

Darker −30%#0C1D75

Darker −40%#071247

More saturated +25%#1B41FF

Less saturated −25%#4D62CE

Channel breakdown

R48

G79

B234

Red48 (18.8%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue230°

Saturation (HSL)81.58%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 30 · G 4F · B EA

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