Colour

#03223C

#03223C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#03223C is a blue with RGB values 3, 34, 60 and HSL 207°, 90%, 12%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#03223C#03223C

HEX#03223C

RGBrgb(3, 34, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1333, 0.2353

RGB percentages1.2%, 13.3%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(207.4, 90.5%, 12.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207.4, 95%, 23.5%)

CMYK95%, 43.3%, 0%, 76.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer205,372

CSS custom property--colour: #03223C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.18:1

Contrast with white16.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#FCDDC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#15233Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0C1E3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00282Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.5 Dim grey · ΔE 37.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.6 Slate grey · ΔE 41.4 Steel blue · ΔE 42

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C1D03

Analogous#033C39, #03063C

Triadic#3C0322, #223C03

Split complementary#3C0306, #3C3903

Tetradic#39033C, #3C1D03, #063C03

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#188FF3

Lighter +30%#0A75CE

Lighter +20%#08599D

Lighter +10%#053E6D

Darker −10%#01060B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00223F

Less saturated −25%#0B2134

Channel breakdown

G34

B60

Red3 (1.2%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue207.37°

Saturation (HSL)90.48%

Lightness12.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 22 · B 3C

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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