Colour

#003EA5

#003EA5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#003EA5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 62, 165 and HSL 217°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#003EA5#003EA5

HEX#003EA5

RGBrgb(0, 62, 165)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2431, 0.6471

RGB percentages0%, 24.3%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(217.5, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK100%, 62.4%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,037

CSS custom property--colour: #003EA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.41:1

Contrast with white9.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#FFC15A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003FA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#00596Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 18.1 Slate blue · ΔE 18.5 Royal blue · ΔE 18.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A56700

Analogous#0090A5, #1500A5

Triadic#A5003E, #3EA500

Split complementary#A51400, #91A500

Tetradic#A50090, #A56700, #00A514

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#72A7FF

Lighter +30%#3F87FF

Lighter +20%#0C67FF

Lighter +10%#0051D8

Darker −10%#002B72

Darker −20%#00183F

Darker −30%#00050C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#003EA5

Less saturated −25%#154390

Channel breakdown

G62

B165

Red0 (0%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue217.45°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 3E · B A5

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