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Colour

#003B96

  • #003B96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#003B96 is a blue with RGB values 0, 59, 150 and HSL 216°, 100%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#003B96#003B96
HEX#003B96
RGBrgb(0, 59, 150)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2314, 0.5882
RGB percentages0%, 23.1%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(216.4, 100%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 100%, 58.8%)
CMYK100%, 60.7%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,254
CSS custom property--colour: #003B96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#FFC469

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004899no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003B94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005362no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.1Midnight blue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.6Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Indigo · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#965B00
Analogous#008696, #100096
Triadic#96003B, #3B9600
Split complementary#961000, #869600
Tetradic#960086, #965B00, #009610

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#63A0FF
Lighter +30%#3081FF
Lighter +20%#0063FC
Lighter +10%#004FC9
Darker −10%#002763
Darker −20%#001330
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003B96
Less saturated −25%#133F83

Channel breakdown

R0
G59
B150
Red0 (0%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue216.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3B · B 96

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