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#030EDD Color

#030EDD is rgb(3, 14, 221) in RGB, hsl(237, 97%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 94%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#030EDD
HEX#030EDD
RGBrgb(3, 14, 221)
HSLhsl(237, 97%, 44%)
HSVhsv(237, 99%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 94%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(41.2% 0.277 264.4)
LABlab(25.92% 58.50 -98.85)
LCHlch(25.92% 114.86 300.62)

What #030EDD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #030EDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#030EDD Channel Values

How #030EDD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 3 · G 14 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 97% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 99% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.95:1 vs white · 2.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #030EDD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #030EDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #030EDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #030EDD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #030EDD.

How #030EDD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#030EDD
Protanopia#0C0CDD
Protanomaly#090DDD
Deuteranopia#0B0BDD
Deuteranomaly#080CDD
Tritanopia#005757
Tritanomaly#00459F
Achromatopsia#434343

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #030EDD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-030edd: #030EDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #030EDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-030edd': '#030EDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.055, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_030edd">#030EDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#030EDD"

More Blue Colors

#030EDD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#030EDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #030EDD?

#030EDD is a mid-tone blue — rgb(3, 14, 221) in RGB and hsl(237, 97%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #030EDD?

#030EDD is rgb(3, 14, 221) — red 3, green 14, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #030EDD?

#030EDD converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 94%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #030EDD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #030EDD scores 9.95:1 against white and 2.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #030EDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #030EDD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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