Recognised as Colour

#031C5E

#031C5E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#031C5E is a blue with RGB values 3, 28, 94 and HSL 224°, 94%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#031C5E

RGBrgb(3, 28, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1098, 0.3686

RGB percentages1.2%, 11%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(223.5, 93.8%, 19%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 96.8%, 36.9%)

CMYK96.8%, 70.2%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer203,870

CSS custom property--colour: #031C5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness38.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.77:1

Contrast with white15.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#FCE3A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#002760no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#001F5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#002E3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 13.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30 Indigo · ΔE 33.9 Navy · ΔE 35.5 Slate blue · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E4503

Analogous#034A5E, #18035E

Triadic#5E031C, #1C5E03

Split complementary#5E1703, #4A5E03

Tetradic#5E034A, #5E4503, #035E17

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#346AF9

Lighter +30%#0848F2

Lighter +20%#0639C1

Lighter +10%#052B8F

Darker −10%#010D2D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001B61

Less saturated −25%#0F2152

Channel breakdown

G28

B94

Red3 (1.2%)

Green28 (11%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue223.52°

Saturation (HSL)93.81%

Lightness19.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 1C · B 5E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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