Colour

#0038AF

#0038AF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#0038AF is a blue with RGB values 0, 56, 175 and HSL 221°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#0038AF#0038AF

HEX#0038AF

RGBrgb(0, 56, 175)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2196, 0.6863

RGB percentages0%, 22%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(220.8, 100%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 100%, 68.6%)

CMYK100%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,511

CSS custom property--colour: #0038AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.61:1

Contrast with white9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#FFC750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00596Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 18.5 Royal blue · ΔE 20.3 Navy · ΔE 21.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7 Dark blue · ΔE 21.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 21.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 18.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AF7700

Analogous#0090AF, #1F00AF

Triadic#AF0038, #38AF00

Split complementary#AF2000, #8FAF00

Tetradic#AF0090, #AF7700, #00AF20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7CA6FF

Lighter +30%#4983FF

Lighter +20%#1661FF

Lighter +10%#0048E2

Darker −10%#00287C

Darker −20%#001749

Darker −30%#000716

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0038AF

Less saturated −25%#164099

Channel breakdown

G56

B175

Red0 (0%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue220.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness34.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 38 · B AF

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