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Colour

#003BC5

  • #003BC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#003BC5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 59, 197 and HSL 222°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#003BC5#003BC5
HEX#003BC5
RGBrgb(0, 59, 197)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2314, 0.7725
RGB percentages0%, 23.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(222, 100%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 100%, 77.3%)
CMYK100%, 70.1%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,301
CSS custom property--colour: #003BC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.64:1
Contrast with white8.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#FFC43A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00627Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.1Navy · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Indigo · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C58A00
Analogous#009EC5, #2700C5
Triadic#C5003B, #3BC500
Split complementary#C52700, #9EC500
Tetradic#C5009E, #C58A00, #00C528

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92B3FF
Lighter +30%#5F8FFF
Lighter +20%#2C6BFF
Lighter +10%#004AF8
Darker −10%#002C92
Darker −20%#001C5F
Darker −30%#000D2C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003BC5
Less saturated −25%#1945AC

Channel breakdown

R0
G59
B197
Red0 (0%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue222.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3B · B C5

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