Information about Medium Electric Blue color

#035096 - Medium Electric Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #035096 ("Medium Electric Blue") belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(3, 80, 150) — 1.2% red, 31.4% green, 58.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 58 / 27 / 0 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #035096 reads as a maximally vivid steel-blue azure and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to USAFA Blue (#004F98). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Windows XP Desktop (#004E98) and Chelsea Blue (#034694).

In RGB terms — rgb(3, 80, 150) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #035096: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. The name "Medium Electric Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Medium Electric Blue color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Medium Electric Blue color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

Medium Electric Blue color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

Medium Electric Blue color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Medium Electric Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#035096
  • RGB3, 80, 150
  • CMYK58, 27, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(3, 80, 150)
  • HSL209°, 96%, 30%
  • HSL Precise208.571°, 96.078%, 30%
  • HSV209°, 98%, 59%
  • HSB209°, 98%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.012, 0.314, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.012, 0.314, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.012, 0.314, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID035096
  • DECIMAL ID217238
  • Name Length20
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