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Recognised as Colour

#031AC2

  • #031AC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#031AC2 is a blue with RGB values 3, 26, 194 and HSL 233°, 97%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#031AC2#031AC2
HEX#031AC2
RGBrgb(3, 26, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.102, 0.7608
RGB percentages1.2%, 10.2%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(232.8, 97%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 98.5%, 76.1%)
CMYK98.5%, 86.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer203,458
CSS custom property--colour: #031AC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#FCE53D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0033BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005473no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.5Dark blue · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.6Navy · ΔE 25Dark violet · ΔE 27.1Dark orchid · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2AB03
Analogous#0379C2, #4B03C2
Triadic#C2031A, #1AC203
Split complementary#C24C03, #79C203
Tetradic#C2037A, #C2AB03, #03C24C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#94A0FD
Lighter +30%#6174FD
Lighter +20%#2F48FC
Lighter +10%#0421F4
Darker −10%#021390
Darker −20%#010D5E
Darker −30%#01062B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0018C5
Less saturated −25%#1C2DA9

Channel breakdown

R3
G26
B194
Red3 (1.2%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue232.77°
Saturation (HSL)96.95%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 1A · B C2

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