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Recognised as Colour

#031AFF

  • #031AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#031AFF is a blue with RGB values 3, 26, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#031AFF#031AFF
HEX#031AFF
RGBrgb(3, 26, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.102, 1
RGB percentages1.2%, 10.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(234.5, 100%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 98.8%, 100%)
CMYK98.8%, 89.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer203,519
CSS custom property--colour: #031AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#FCE500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Tritanopia#006E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 114.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 5.8Medium blue · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 31.8Dark violet · ΔE 35.3Dark orchid · ΔE 46.9Dark blue · ΔE 47.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE803
Analogous#0398FF, #6A03FF
Triadic#FF031A, #1AFF03
Split complementary#FF6A03, #98FF03
Tetradic#FF0398, #FFE803, #03FF6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFD3FF
Lighter +30%#9CA5FF
Lighter +20%#6977FF
Lighter +10%#3648FF
Darker −10%#0013CF
Darker −20%#000E9C
Darker −30%#000A69
Darker −40%#000536
More saturated +25%#031AFF
Less saturated −25%#2234E0

Channel breakdown

R3
G26
B255
Red3 (1.2%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue234.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 1A · B FF

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