Recognised as Colour

#308CFE

#308CFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#308CFE is a blue with RGB values 48, 140, 254 and HSL 213°, 99%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#308CFE#308CFE

HEX#308CFE

RGBrgb(48, 140, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.549, 0.9961

RGB percentages18.8%, 54.9%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(213.2, 99%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 81.1%, 99.6%)

CMYK81.1%, 44.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,181,822

CSS custom property--colour: #308CFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#CF7301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A84FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#00A7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7 Royal blue · ΔE 16.9 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1 Medium purple · ΔE 27.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.51, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEA230

Analogous#30F3FE, #3B30FE

Triadic#FE308C, #8CFE30

Split complementary#FE3B30, #F3FE30

Tetradic#FE30F3, #FEA230, #30FE3B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBFDFF

Lighter +30%#C8E1FF

Lighter +20%#96C4FE

Lighter +10%#63A8FE

Darker −10%#0170FA

Darker −20%#0159C7

Darker −30%#014394

Darker −40%#002C62

More saturated +25%#2F8CFF

Less saturated −25%#4A8FE4

Channel breakdown

R48

G140

B254

Red48 (18.8%)

Green140 (54.9%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue213.2°

Saturation (HSL)99.04%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 30 · G 8C · B FE

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