Recognised as Colour
#032EB9
- #032EB9
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#032EB9 is a blue with RGB values 3, 46, 185 and HSL 226°, 97%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#032EB9#032EB9
HEX#032EB9
RGBrgb(3, 46, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1804, 0.7255
RGB percentages1.2%, 18%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(225.8, 96.8%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 98.4%, 72.5%)
CMYK98.4%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer208,569
CSS custom property--colour: #032EB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#FCD146
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B98E03
Analogous#0389B9, #3303B9
Triadic#B9032E, #2EB903
Split complementary#B93303, #89B903
Tetradic#B90389, #B98E03, #03B933
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G46
B185
Red3 (1.2%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue225.82°
Saturation (HSL)96.81%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 2E · B B9
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