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Colour

#03226A

  • #03226A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#03226A is a blue with RGB values 3, 34, 106 and HSL 222°, 94%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#03226A#03226A
HEX#03226A
RGBrgb(3, 34, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1333, 0.4157
RGB percentages1.2%, 13.3%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(221.9, 94.5%, 21.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 97.2%, 41.6%)
CMYK97.2%, 67.9%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer205,418
CSS custom property--colour: #03226A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.58:1
Contrast with white14.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#FCDD95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002E6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002469no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003542no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.1Indigo · ΔE 31.7Navy · ΔE 33.1Slate blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A4B03
Analogous#03556A, #17036A
Triadic#6A0322, #226A03
Split complementary#6A1703, #566A03
Tetradic#6A0356, #6A4B03, #036A18

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3F77FA
Lighter +30%#0E54F8
Lighter +20%#0642CD
Lighter +10%#04329C
Darker −10%#021238
Darker −20%#000207
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#00216D
Less saturated −25%#11275C

Channel breakdown

R3
G34
B106
Red3 (1.2%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue221.94°
Saturation (HSL)94.5%
Lightness21.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 22 · B 6A

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