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Colour

#003BAE

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

#003BAE is a blue with RGB values 0, 59, 174 and HSL 220°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#003BAE#003BAE
HEX#003BAE
RGBrgb(0, 59, 174)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2314, 0.6824
RGB percentages0%, 23.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(219.7, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK100%, 66.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,278
CSS custom property--colour: #003BAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#FFC451

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004EB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005A6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.8Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2Navy · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7300
Analogous#0092AE, #1C00AE
Triadic#AE003B, #3BAE00
Split complementary#AE1C00, #92AE00
Tetradic#AE0092, #AE7300, #00AE1C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7BA8FF
Lighter +30%#4886FF
Lighter +20%#1564FF
Lighter +10%#004CE1
Darker −10%#002A7B
Darker −20%#001848
Darker −30%#000715
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003BAE
Less saturated −25%#164298

Channel breakdown

R0
G59
B174
Red0 (0%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue219.66°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3B · B AE

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