Colour

#03205B

#03205B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#03205B is a blue with RGB values 3, 32, 91 and HSL 220°, 94%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#03205B

RGBrgb(3, 32, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1255, 0.3569

RGB percentages1.2%, 12.5%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(220.2, 93.6%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 96.7%, 35.7%)

CMYK96.7%, 64.8%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer204,891

CSS custom property--colour: #03205B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.42:1

Contrast with white15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#FCDFA4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00295Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#00215Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#002F3Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 19.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.6 Indigo · ΔE 39 Navy · ΔE 41 Slate blue · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 19.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B3E03

Analogous#034C5B, #12035B

Triadic#5B0320, #205B03

Split complementary#5B1203, #4C5B03

Tetradic#5B034C, #5B3E03, #035B12

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#3273F8

Lighter +30%#0854EF

Lighter +20%#0643BE

Lighter +10%#05318C

Darker −10%#010F2A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001F5E

Less saturated −25%#0F244F

Channel breakdown

G32

B91

Red3 (1.2%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue220.23°

Saturation (HSL)93.62%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 20 · B 5B

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Colour values

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