Recognised as Colour
#031EAA
- #031EAA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#031EAA is a blue with RGB values 3, 30, 170 and HSL 230°, 97%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#031EAA#031EAA
HEX#031EAA
RGBrgb(3, 30, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1176, 0.6667
RGB percentages1.2%, 11.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(230.3, 96.5%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 98.2%, 66.7%)
CMYK98.2%, 82.4%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer204,458
CSS custom property--colour: #031EAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0385WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#FCE155
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA8F03
Analogous#0372AA, #3B03AA
Triadic#AA031E, #1EAA03
Split complementary#AA3B03, #72AA03
Tetradic#AA0371, #AA8F03, #03AA3B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G30
B170
Red3 (1.2%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue230.3°
Saturation (HSL)96.53%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 1E · B AA
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