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Colour

#003AC5

  • #003AC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#003AC5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 58, 197 and HSL 222°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#003AC5#003AC5
HEX#003AC5
RGBrgb(0, 58, 197)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2275, 0.7725
RGB percentages0%, 22.7%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(222.3, 100%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 100%, 77.3%)
CMYK100%, 70.6%, 0%, 22.7%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,045
CSS custom property--colour: #003AC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#FFC53A

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#0054C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00627Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#C58B00
Analogous#009CC5, #2900C5
Triadic#C5003A, #3AC500
Split complementary#C52800, #9DC500
Tetradic#C5009C, #C58B00, #00C528

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#92B2FF
Lighter +30%#5F8EFF
Lighter +20%#2C6AFF
Lighter +10%#0049F8
Darker −10%#002B92
Darker −20%#001C5F
Darker −30%#000D2C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003AC5
Less saturated −25%#1944AC

Channel breakdown

R0
G58
B197
Red0 (0%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue222.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3A · B C5

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