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Recognised as Colour

#3070DF

  • #3070DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3070DF is a blue with RGB values 48, 112, 223 and HSL 218°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3070DF#3070DF
HEX#3070DF
RGBrgb(48, 112, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.4392, 0.8745
RGB percentages18.8%, 43.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(218.1, 73.2%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 78.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK78.5%, 49.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,174,623
CSS custom property--colour: #3070DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#CF8F20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B7DE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008B9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DF9F30
Analogous#30C8DF, #4730DF
Triadic#DF3070, #70DF30
Split complementary#DF4730, #C8DF30
Tetradic#DF30C8, #DF9F30, #30DF47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1EAFA
Lighter +30%#B5CCF3
Lighter +20%#88ADED
Lighter +10%#5C8FE6
Darker −10%#1D58BF
Darker −20%#174492
Darker −30%#102F66
Darker −40%#091B3A
More saturated +25%#1268FD
Less saturated −25%#4E78C1

Channel breakdown

R48
G112
B223
Red48 (18.8%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue218.06°
Saturation (HSL)73.22%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 70 · B DF

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