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Recognised as Colour

#03224A

  • #03224A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#03224A is a blue with RGB values 3, 34, 74 and HSL 214°, 92%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#03224A#03224A
HEX#03224A
RGBrgb(3, 34, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1333, 0.2902
RGB percentages1.2%, 13.3%, 29%
HSLhsl(213.8, 92.2%, 15.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 95.9%, 29%)
CMYK95.9%, 54.1%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer205,386
CSS custom property--colour: #03224A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness36.1 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#1E1E1E
Inverted#FCDDB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0A264Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002049no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#002C32no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 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

Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.4Black · ΔE 31.8Midnight blue · ΔE 33Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.3Steel blue · ΔE 40.6Dim grey · ΔE 42.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 29.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A2B03
Analogous#03454A, #08034A
Triadic#4A0322, #224A03
Split complementary#4A0703, #464A03
Tetradic#4A0345, #4A2B03, #034A08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#237FF6
Lighter +30%#0966DD
Lighter +20%#074FAC
Lighter +10%#05397B
Darker −10%#010B19
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00224D
Less saturated −25%#0D2340

Channel breakdown

R3
G34
B74
Red3 (1.2%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue213.8°
Saturation (HSL)92.21%
Lightness15.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 22 · B 4A

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