Color Name
Celestial Blue*
Hex Color Code
#309BEA
RGB Color Code
RGB(48, 155, 234)
CMYK Values*
79.5%, 33.8%, 0.0%, 8.2%
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What color is 309BEA?

The RGB color code for color number #309BEA is RGB(48, 155, 234). In the RGB color model, #309BEA has a red value of 48, a green value of 155, and a blue value of 234. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 79.5% cyan, 33.8% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 8.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 205.5° (degrees), 81.6 % saturation, and 55.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #309BEA has a hue of 205.5° (degrees), 79.5 % saturation and 91.8 % brightness/value.

Color 309BEA is cool or warm?

Color 309BEA is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #309BEA? (For interior and product design)

309BEA has an LRV of nearly 30. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
#309BEA
LRV 30
Light Color

Compare LRV 30 of #309BEA with dark and light color

Is #309BEA Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 309BEA meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #309BEA color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #309BEA
Hex triplet
#309BEA
Red
30
Green
9B
Blue
EA
RGBA / RGB rgb(48, 155, 234)
Red
48 (18.8%)
Green
155 (60.8%)
Blue
234 (91.8%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
79.49%
Magenta
33.76%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
8.24%
HSL hsl(205.48deg, 81.6 %, 55.3 %)
Hue
205.48°
Saturation
81.58 %
Lightness
55.29 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
205.48°
Saturation
79.49 %
Brightness / Value
91.76 %
RYB ryb(14, 26, 119)
Red
14 (5.3%)
Yellow
26 (10.0%)
Blue
119 (46.5%)
HWB
Hue
205.48°
Whiteness
18.82 %
Blackness
8.24 %
CMY
Cyan
81.18%
Magenta
39.22%
Yellow
8.24%
XYZ
X
27.79
Y
30.01
Z
82.17
YXY
Y1
30.01
X
0.2
Y2
0.21
CIE-Lab
L
61.66
A
-2.89
B
-48.18
CIE-Lch
L
61.66
C
48.27
H
266.56
CIE-Luv
L
61.66
U
-35.59
V
-76.56
Hunter-Lab
L
54.78
A
-5.32
B
-50.58
Other
LRV
~ 30 %
Munsell Color System
5.2B 6.0/15.7

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #309BEA

These are the named colors closest to hex 309BEA, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#4997D0 Color Celestial Blue
96.98% match | ΔE 3.02
#1E90FF Color Dodger blue
95.03% match | ΔE 4.97
#6699CC Color Blue Gray
94.59% match | ΔE 5.41

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 309BEA.

#489FDF Color PANTONE 2171 C
97.93% match | ΔE 2.07
#0091DA Color PANTONE 2192 C
95.94% match | ΔE 4.06
#009CDE Color PANTONE 2925 C
95.87% match | ΔE 4.13
#4698CB Color PANTONE 7688 C
95.78% match | ΔE 4.22

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 309BEA.


Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 309BEA.


British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 309BEA.


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Paint color for Hex #309BEA

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 309BEA from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 309BEA once it is on a wall.


Behr

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Valspar

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Benjamin Moore

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Dunn-Edwards

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PPG Paints

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Sherwin Williams

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Farrow & Ball

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Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#309BEA color palettes and scheme combination

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#309BEA
Celestial Blue*
#EA7F30
Cadmium Orange*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #309BEA?

Color that best contrast with #309BEA is #EA7F30, color name is Cadmium Orange*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments #309BEA?

Complementary or Opposite color for #309BEA is #EA7F30, color name is Cadmium Orange*.

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