Recognised as Colour

#03162C

#03162C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#03162C is a blue with RGB values 3, 22, 44 and HSL 212°, 87%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#03162C#03162C

HEX#03162C

RGBrgb(3, 22, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0863, 0.1725

RGB percentages1.2%, 8.6%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(212.2, 87.2%, 9.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 93.2%, 17.3%)

CMYK93.2%, 50%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer202,284

CSS custom property--colour: #03162C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness22.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.18:1

Contrast with white18.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#FCE9D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0B182Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#05142Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#001B1Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 18.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.8 Dim grey · ΔE 41.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 42.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 45.1 Slate grey · ΔE 46.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 18.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C1903

Analogous#032A2C, #05032C

Triadic#2C0316, #162C03

Split complementary#2C0503, #2B2C03

Tetradic#2C032A, #2C1903, #032C05

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#1075EB

Lighter +30%#0D5EBB

Lighter +20%#0A468B

Lighter +10%#062E5C

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00162F

Less saturated −25%#091626

Channel breakdown

G22

B44

Red3 (1.2%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue212.2°

Saturation (HSL)87.23%

Lightness9.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 16 · B 2C

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Colour values

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