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Colour

#003BA9

  • #003BA9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#003BA9 is a blue with RGB values 0, 59, 169 and HSL 219°, 100%, 33%. 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

#003BA9#003BA9
HEX#003BA9
RGBrgb(0, 59, 169)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2314, 0.6627
RGB percentages0%, 23.1%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(219.1, 100%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 100%, 66.3%)
CMYK100%, 65.1%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,273
CSS custom property--colour: #003BA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.55:1
Contrast with white9.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#FFC456

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00596Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 17.8Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Midnight blue · ΔE 19Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Navy · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A96E00
Analogous#0090A9, #1900A9
Triadic#A9003B, #3BA900
Split complementary#A91A00, #8FA900
Tetradic#A90090, #A96E00, #00A91A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#76A6FF
Lighter +30%#4385FF
Lighter +20%#1063FF
Lighter +10%#004DDC
Darker −10%#002976
Darker −20%#001743
Darker −30%#000610
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003BA9
Less saturated −25%#154194

Channel breakdown

R0
G59
B169
Red0 (0%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue219.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3B · B A9

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