Colour

#0312BC

#0312BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0312BC is a blue with RGB values 3, 18, 188 and HSL 235°, 97%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0312BC#0312BC

HEX#0312BC

RGBrgb(3, 18, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0706, 0.7373

RGB percentages1.2%, 7.1%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(235.1, 96.9%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.1, 98.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK98.4%, 90.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer201,404

CSS custom property--colour: #0312BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.56:1

Contrast with white11.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#FCED43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0042C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#002FB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00506Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.1 Dark blue · ΔE 19 Blue violet · ΔE 23.1 Navy · ΔE 24.2 Dark violet · ΔE 27 Indigo · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCAD03

Analogous#036FBC, #5003BC

Triadic#BC0312, #12BC03

Split complementary#BC5003, #6FBC03

Tetradic#BC036F, #BCAD03, #03BC50

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8E97FD

Lighter +30%#5C69FC

Lighter +20%#293AFC

Lighter +10%#0417EE

Darker −10%#020D8A

Darker −20%#010858

Darker −30%#010425

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#000FBF

Less saturated −25%#1B26A4

Channel breakdown

G18

B188

Red3 (1.2%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue235.14°

Saturation (HSL)96.86%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 12 · B BC

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