Colour

#003E7B

#003E7B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#003E7B is a blue with RGB values 0, 62, 123 and HSL 210°, 100%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#003E7B#003E7B

HEX#003E7B

RGBrgb(0, 62, 123)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2431, 0.4824

RGB percentages0%, 24.3%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(209.8, 100%, 24.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 100%, 48.2%)

CMYK100%, 49.6%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,995

CSS custom property--colour: #003E7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04875WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.63:1

Contrast with white10.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#FFC184

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A447Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#003A7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#004D56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.5 Midnight blue · ΔE 27.6 Steel blue · ΔE 29.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36 Cornflower blue · ΔE 36.9 Royal blue · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7B3D00

Analogous#007B7A, #00017B

Triadic#7B003E, #3E7B00

Split complementary#7B0000, #7B7A00

Tetradic#7B007B, #7B3D00, #017B00

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#48A4FF

Lighter +30%#158BFF

Lighter +20%#0071E1

Lighter +10%#0058AE

Darker −10%#002448

Darker −20%#000B15

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#003E7B

Less saturated −25%#0F3E6C

Channel breakdown

G62

B123

Red0 (0%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue209.76°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness24.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 3E · B 7B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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