Recognised as Colour
#032AAB
- #032AAB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#032AAB is a blue with RGB values 3, 42, 171 and HSL 226°, 97%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#032AAB#032AAB
HEX#032AAB
RGBrgb(3, 42, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1647, 0.6706
RGB percentages1.2%, 16.5%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(226.1, 96.6%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.1, 98.2%, 67.1%)
CMYK98.2%, 75.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer207,531
CSS custom property--colour: #032AAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#FCD554
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB8403
Analogous#037EAB, #3003AB
Triadic#AB032A, #2AAB03
Split complementary#AB3003, #7EAB03
Tetradic#AB037E, #AB8403, #03AB30
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G42
B171
Red3 (1.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue226.07°
Saturation (HSL)96.55%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 2A · B AB
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