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Recognised as Colour

#0300AC

  • #0300AC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0300AC is a blue with RGB values 3, 0, 172 and HSL 241°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0300AC#0300AC
HEX#0300AC
RGBrgb(3, 0, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0, 0.6745
RGB percentages1.2%, 0%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(241, 100%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241, 100%, 67.5%)
CMYK98.3%, 100%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer196,780
CSS custom property--colour: #0300AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.13:1
Contrast with white13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#FCFF53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0039B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0026AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004663no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.8Dark blue · ΔE 15.3Navy · ΔE 20.5Blue violet · ΔE 25.3Indigo · ΔE 27.8Dark violet · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9AC00
Analogous#0053AC, #5900AC
Triadic#AC0300, #00AC03
Split complementary#AC5900, #53AC00
Tetradic#AC0053, #A9AC00, #00AC59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7B79FF
Lighter +30%#4946FF
Lighter +20%#1713FF
Lighter +10%#0400DF
Darker −10%#020079
Darker −20%#010046
Darker −30%#000013
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0300AC
Less saturated −25%#181697

Channel breakdown

R3
G0
B172
Red3 (1.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue241.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 00 · B AC

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