Recognised as Colour

#031FD2

#031FD2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#031FD2 is a blue with RGB values 3, 31, 210 and HSL 232°, 97%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#031FD2#031FD2

HEX#031FD2

RGBrgb(3, 31, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1216, 0.8235

RGB percentages1.2%, 12.2%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(231.9, 97.2%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 98.6%, 82.4%)

CMYK98.6%, 85.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer204,754

CSS custom property--colour: #031FD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.86:1

Contrast with white9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#FCE02D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004DD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0038CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005C7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.5 Blue violet · ΔE 21.7 Dark blue · ΔE 26 Dark violet · ΔE 26.8 Blue · ΔE 27.5 Navy · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2B603

Analogous#0386D2, #4F03D2

Triadic#D2031F, #1FD203

Split complementary#D24F03, #86D203

Tetradic#D20386, #D2B603, #03D24F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A3B0FE

Lighter +30%#7184FD

Lighter +20%#3F58FC

Lighter +10%#0C2DFC

Darker −10%#0218A0

Darker −20%#02106D

Darker −30%#01093B

Darker −40%#000109

More saturated +25%#001DD5

Less saturated −25%#1E32B7

Channel breakdown

G31

B210

Red3 (1.2%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue231.88°

Saturation (HSL)97.18%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 1F · B D2

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Colour values

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