Recognised as Colour
#031B98
- #031B98
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#031B98 is a blue with RGB values 3, 27, 152 and HSL 230°, 96%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#031B98#031B98
HEX#031B98
RGBrgb(3, 27, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1059, 0.5961
RGB percentages1.2%, 10.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(230.3, 96.1%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 98%, 59.6%)
CMYK98%, 82.2%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer203,672
CSS custom property--colour: #031B98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#FCE467
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#988003
Analogous#036698, #360398
Triadic#98031B, #1B9803
Split complementary#983503, #669803
Tetradic#980365, #988003, #039835
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G27
B152
Red3 (1.2%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue230.34°
Saturation (HSL)96.13%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 1B · B 98
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