Recognised as Colour

#03162E

#03162E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#03162E is a blue with RGB values 3, 22, 46 and HSL 213°, 88%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#03162E#03162E

HEX#03162E

RGBrgb(3, 22, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0863, 0.1804

RGB percentages1.2%, 8.6%, 18%

HSLhsl(213.5, 87.8%, 9.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 93.5%, 18%)

CMYK93.5%, 52.2%, 0%, 82%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer202,286

CSS custom property--colour: #03162E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness23 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.13:1

Contrast with white18.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#FCE9D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0A182Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#03142Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#001C1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 40.8 Dim grey · ΔE 41.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 43.5 Slate grey · ΔE 46.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E1B03

Analogous#032B2E, #06032E

Triadic#2E0316, #162E03

Split complementary#2E0503, #2B2E03

Tetradic#2E032B, #2E1B03, #032E06

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#0F72EE

Lighter +30%#0C5BBE

Lighter +20%#09448E

Lighter +10%#062D5E

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001631

Less saturated −25%#091728

Channel breakdown

G22

B46

Red3 (1.2%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue213.49°

Saturation (HSL)87.76%

Lightness9.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 16 · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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