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Recognised as Colour

#032ADA

  • #032ADA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#032ADA is a blue with RGB values 3, 42, 218 and HSL 229°, 97%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#032ADA#032ADA
HEX#032ADA
RGBrgb(3, 42, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1647, 0.8549
RGB percentages1.2%, 16.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(229.1, 97.3%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.1, 98.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK98.6%, 80.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer207,578
CSS custom property--colour: #032ADA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06737WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#FCD525

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006384no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Dark blue · ΔE 26.8Dark violet · ΔE 27.5Blue · ΔE 29Navy · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAB303
Analogous#0396DA, #4703DA
Triadic#DA032A, #2ADA03
Split complementary#DA4703, #96DA03
Tetradic#DA0396, #DAB303, #03DA47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABBAFE
Lighter +30%#7991FD
Lighter +20%#4768FC
Lighter +10%#143EFC
Darker −10%#0220A8
Darker −20%#021775
Darker −30%#010D43
Darker −40%#000311
More saturated +25%#0028DD
Less saturated −25%#1F3CBE

Channel breakdown

R3
G42
B218
Red3 (1.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue229.12°
Saturation (HSL)97.29%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 2A · B DA

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