Recognised as Colour

#0325AE

#0325AE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#0325AE is a blue with RGB values 3, 37, 174 and HSL 228°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0325AE#0325AE

HEX#0325AE

RGBrgb(3, 37, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1451, 0.6824

RGB percentages1.2%, 14.5%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(228.1, 96.6%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.1, 98.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK98.3%, 78.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer206,254

CSS custom property--colour: #0325AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness65.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.17:1

Contrast with white11.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#FCDA51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0043B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0033ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Tritanopia#005069no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12.1 Navy · ΔE 14.8 Indigo · ΔE 21.2 Slate blue · ΔE 27.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4 Medium blue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AE8C03

Analogous#037AAE, #3603AE

Triadic#AE0325, #25AE03

Split complementary#AE3703, #7AAE03

Tetradic#AE037B, #AE8C03, #03AE37

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8099FD

Lighter +30%#4E71FC

Lighter +20%#1C48FB

Lighter +10%#0430E0

Darker −10%#021A7C

Darker −20%#01104A

Darker −30%#000518

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0023B1

Less saturated −25%#193298

Channel breakdown

G37

B174

Red3 (1.2%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue228.07°

Saturation (HSL)96.61%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 25 · B AE

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