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Colour

#03004E

  • #03004E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#03004E is a blue with RGB values 3, 0, 78 and HSL 242°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#03004E#03004E
HEX#03004E
RGBrgb(3, 0, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0, 0.3059
RGB percentages1.2%, 0%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(242.3, 100%, 15.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.3, 100%, 30.6%)
CMYK96.2%, 100%, 0%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer196,686
CSS custom property--colour: #03004E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness26.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.85:1
Contrast with white18.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#060606
Inverted#FCFFB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001550no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#000D4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#001B2Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Indigo · ΔE 26.6Navy · ΔE 26.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 30Dark blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B4E00
Analogous#00244E, #2A004E
Triadic#4E0300, #004E03
Split complementary#4E2A00, #244E00
Tetradic#4E0024, #4B4E00, #004E2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#241BFF
Lighter +30%#0900E7
Lighter +20%#0700B4
Lighter +10%#050081
Darker −10%#01001B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#03004E
Less saturated −25%#0C0A44

Channel breakdown

R3
G0
B78
Red3 (1.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue242.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness15.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 00 · B 4E

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