Colour

#0318A2

#0318A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#0318A2 is a blue with RGB values 3, 24, 162 and HSL 232°, 96%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#0318A2

RGBrgb(3, 24, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0941, 0.6353

RGB percentages1.2%, 9.4%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(232.1, 96.4%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 98.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK98.1%, 85.2%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer202,914

CSS custom property--colour: #0318A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.68:1

Contrast with white12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#FCE75D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003BA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#002AA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#004660no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 7.6 Navy · ΔE 11.2 Indigo · ΔE 19.2 Medium blue · ΔE 27.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A28D03

Analogous#0367A2, #3E03A2

Triadic#A20318, #18A203

Split complementary#A23E03, #67A203

Tetradic#A20367, #A28D03, #03A23E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#7587FC

Lighter +30%#425BFC

Lighter +20%#102FFB

Lighter +10%#041FD4

Darker −10%#021170

Darker −20%#01093E

Darker −30%#00020C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0016A5

Less saturated −25%#18278D

Channel breakdown

G24

B162

Red3 (1.2%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue232.08°

Saturation (HSL)96.36%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 18 · B A2

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Colour values

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