Colour

#032D8F

#032D8F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#032D8F is a blue with RGB values 3, 45, 143 and HSL 222°, 96%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#032D8F#032D8F

HEX#032D8F

RGBrgb(3, 45, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1765, 0.5608

RGB percentages1.2%, 17.6%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(222, 95.9%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 97.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK97.9%, 68.5%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer208,271

CSS custom property--colour: #032D8F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness59.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.83:1

Contrast with white11.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#FCD270

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003E92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#00318Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00485Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17 Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.5 Navy · ΔE 22.4 Indigo · ΔE 23.1 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F6503

Analogous#03738F, #1F038F

Triadic#8F032D, #2D8F03

Split complementary#8F1F03, #738F03

Tetradic#8F0373, #8F6503, #038F1F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6290FC

Lighter +30%#306DFB

Lighter +20%#054CF3

Lighter +10%#043DC1

Darker −10%#021D5D

Darker −20%#010E2B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#002C92

Less saturated −25%#15347D

Channel breakdown

G45

B143

Red3 (1.2%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue222°

Saturation (HSL)95.89%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 2D · B 8F

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Colour values

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