Recognised as Colour

#308EF2

#308EF2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#308EF2 is a blue with RGB values 48, 142, 242 and HSL 211°, 88%, 57%. 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

#308EF2#308EF2

HEX#308EF2

RGBrgb(48, 142, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.5569, 0.949

RGB percentages18.8%, 55.7%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(210.9, 88.2%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 80.2%, 94.9%)

CMYK80.2%, 41.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,182,322

CSS custom property--colour: #308EF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#CF710D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C96F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#3984F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00A6B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.3 Royal blue · ΔE 22.7 Steel blue · ΔE 28.8 Medium purple · ΔE 30.3 Slate blue · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.14, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F29430

Analogous#30EFF2, #3330F2

Triadic#F2308E, #8EF230

Split complementary#F23330, #EFF230

Tetradic#F230EF, #F29430, #30F233

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F7FE

Lighter +30%#C0DDFB

Lighter +20%#90C2F8

Lighter +10%#60A8F5

Darker −10%#0E74E1

Darker −20%#0B5BB1

Darker −30%#084381

Darker −40%#052A51

More saturated +25%#238EFF

Less saturated −25%#4C8FD6

Channel breakdown

R48

G142

B242

Red48 (18.8%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue210.93°

Saturation (HSL)88.18%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 30 · G 8E · B F2

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