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#039BE5 Material Light Blue 600
#039BE5 is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Blue Gray. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 60.8% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 97% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #039BE5.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.82:1 AAThis color as text on white
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6.82:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #039BE5 as they’d see it.
#039BE5 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #039BE5
What color is #039BE5?
#039BE5 is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Blue Gray. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 60.8% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 200°, with 97% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #039BE5 in RGB?
#039BE5 is rgb(3, 155, 229): 3 red, 155 green, and 229 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #039BE5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 32, 0, 10). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #039BE5?
PANTONE 2925 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #039BE5?
Its complement #D57C56 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.