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Recognised as Colour

#03152E

  • #03152E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#03152E is a blue with RGB values 3, 21, 46 and HSL 215°, 88%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#03152E#03152E
HEX#03152E
RGBrgb(3, 21, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0824, 0.1804
RGB percentages1.2%, 8.2%, 18%
HSLhsl(214.9, 87.8%, 9.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 93.5%, 18%)
CMYK93.5%, 54.3%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer202,030
CSS custom property--colour: #03152E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness22.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.25:1
Contrast with white18.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#FCEAD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#08172Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#02132Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#001B1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 20.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.3Dim grey · ΔE 42.2Midnight blue · ΔE 42.7Slate grey · ΔE 47.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 20.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2E1C03
Analogous#032A2E, #07032E
Triadic#2E0315, #152E03
Split complementary#2E0703, #2A2E03
Tetradic#2E032A, #2E1C03, #032E07

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#0F6CEE
Lighter +30%#0C57BE
Lighter +20%#09418E
Lighter +10%#062B5E
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001531
Less saturated −25%#091628

Channel breakdown

R3
G21
B46
Red3 (1.2%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue214.88°
Saturation (HSL)87.76%
Lightness9.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 15 · B 2E

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