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#3041F8 Color

#3041F8 is rgb(48, 65, 248) in RGB, hsl(235, 93%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 74%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3041F8
HEX#3041F8
RGBrgb(48, 65, 248)
HSLhsl(235, 93%, 58%)
HSVhsv(235, 81%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 74%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.265 268.8)
LABlab(38.09% 45.87 -93.88)
LCHlch(38.09% 104.48 296.04)

What #3041F8 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 #3041F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 8.22Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 15.7Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 19.62Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 20.99Han Purple#5218FAΔE 21.37Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 22.99

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

#3041F8 Channel Values

How #3041F8 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 48 · G 65 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 235° · S 93% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 235° · S 81% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.49:1 vs white · 3.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3041F8 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 text6.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3041F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3041F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3041F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3041F8
Complementary
#F8E730
Analogous
#30A5F8
Analogous
#8330F8
Triadic
#F83041
Triadic
#41F830
Split comp.
#F88330
Split comp.
#A5F830

Tints & Shades of #3041F8

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

#4E5CF9
#6673F9
#848EFB
#A1A9FC
#BFC4FD
#D8DBFE

Shades

#091DF6
#0819D4
#0614AC
#050F85
#030B5E
#02073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3041F8.

How #3041F8 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#3041F8
Protanopia#3E3EF8
Protanomaly#393FF8
Deuteranopia#3C3CF8
Deuteranomaly#383EF8
Tritanopia#007171
Tritanomaly#0061B7
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #3041F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3041f8: #3041F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3041F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3041f8': '#3041F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.188, green: 0.255, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_3041f8">#3041F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#3041F8"

More Blue Colors

#3041F8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3041F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3041F8?

#3041F8 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(48, 65, 248) in RGB and hsl(235, 93%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.22.

What is the RGB value of #3041F8?

#3041F8 is rgb(48, 65, 248) — red 48, green 65, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3041F8?

#3041F8 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 74%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3041F8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3041F8 scores 6.49:1 against white and 3.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3041F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3041F8 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 19.62, which is visibly different.

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