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Recognised as Colour

#032AE3

  • #032AE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#032AE3 is a blue with RGB values 3, 42, 227 and HSL 230°, 97%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#032AE3#032AE3
HEX#032AE3
RGBrgb(3, 42, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1647, 0.8902
RGB percentages1.2%, 16.5%, 89%
HSLhsl(229.6, 97.4%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 98.7%, 89%)
CMYK98.7%, 81.5%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer207,587
CSS custom property--colour: #032AE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#FCD51C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006789no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10Blue violet · ΔE 22Blue · ΔE 24.6Dark violet · ΔE 27.8Dark blue · ΔE 30.8Dark orchid · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3BC03
Analogous#039AE3, #4C03E3
Triadic#E3032A, #2AE303
Split complementary#E34C03, #9AE303
Tetradic#E3039A, #E3BC03, #03E34C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B4C1FE
Lighter +30%#8297FD
Lighter +20%#4F6EFD
Lighter +10%#1D44FC
Darker −10%#0221B1
Darker −20%#02177E
Darker −30%#010E4C
Darker −40%#00051A
More saturated +25%#0028E6
Less saturated −25%#203DC6

Channel breakdown

R3
G42
B227
Red3 (1.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue229.55°
Saturation (HSL)97.39%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 2A · B E3

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