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Recognised as Colour

#03052C

  • #03052C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#03052C is a blue with RGB values 3, 5, 44 and HSL 237°, 87%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#03052C#03052C
HEX#03052C
RGBrgb(3, 5, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0196, 0.1725
RGB percentages1.2%, 2%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(237.1, 87.2%, 9.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 93.2%, 17.3%)
CMYK93.2%, 88.6%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer197,932
CSS custom property--colour: #03052C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness15.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.77:1
Contrast with white19.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#070707
Inverted#FCFAD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#000C2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#00082Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#001017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.1Midnight blue · ΔE 36Dark slateblue · ΔE 37Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.2Dim grey · ΔE 49Rebecca purple · ΔE 50.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C2A03
Analogous#031A2C, #15032C
Triadic#2C0305, #052C03
Split complementary#2C1503, #1A2C03
Tetradic#2C031A, #2C2A03, #032C16

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#101BEB
Lighter +30%#0D15BB
Lighter +20%#0A108B
Lighter +10%#060A5C
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00022F
Less saturated −25%#090A26

Channel breakdown

R3
G5
B44
Red3 (1.2%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue237.07°
Saturation (HSL)87.23%
Lightness9.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 05 · B 2C

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