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Colour

#3079FF

  • #3079FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3079FF is a blue with RGB values 48, 121, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3079FF#3079FF
HEX#3079FF
RGBrgb(48, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages18.8%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(218.8, 100%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 81.2%, 100%)
CMYK81.2%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,176,959
CSS custom property--colour: #3079FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#CF8600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#038AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009AB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB630
Analogous#30E0FF, #4F30FF
Triadic#FF3079, #79FF30
Split complementary#FF4F30, #E0FF30
Tetradic#FF30E0, #FFB630, #30FF4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#C9DCFF
Lighter +20%#96BBFF
Lighter +10%#639AFF
Darker −10%#0059FC
Darker −20%#0047C9
Darker −30%#003596
Darker −40%#002363
More saturated +25%#3079FF
Less saturated −25%#4A81E5

Channel breakdown

R48
G121
B255
Red48 (18.8%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue218.84°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 79 · B FF

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