Recognised as Colour

#032B55

#032B55
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#032B55 is a blue with RGB values 3, 43, 85 and HSL 211°, 93%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#032B55

RGBrgb(3, 43, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1686, 0.3333

RGB percentages1.2%, 16.9%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(210.7, 93.2%, 17.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.7, 96.5%, 33.3%)

CMYK96.5%, 49.4%, 0%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer207,701

CSS custom property--colour: #032B55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.18:1

Contrast with white14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#FCD4AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#142F57no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#012854no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00353Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 33.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.5 Black · ΔE 34.4 Steel blue · ΔE 36.3 Dim grey · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#552D03

Analogous#035455, #040355

Triadic#55032B, #2B5503

Split complementary#550403, #545503

Tetradic#550354, #552D03, #035504

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2C90F8

Lighter +30%#0876E9

Lighter +20%#065DB8

Lighter +10%#054486

Darker −10%#011224

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002B58

Less saturated −25%#0E2B4A

Channel breakdown

G43

B85

Red3 (1.2%)

Green43 (16.9%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue210.73°

Saturation (HSL)93.18%

Lightness17.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 2B · B 55

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