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Recognised as Colour

#0338BD

  • #0338BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#0338BD is a blue with RGB values 3, 56, 189 and HSL 223°, 97%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0338BD#0338BD
HEX#0338BD
RGBrgb(3, 56, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2196, 0.7412
RGB percentages1.2%, 22%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(222.9, 96.9%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 98.4%, 74.1%)
CMYK98.4%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer211,133
CSS custom property--colour: #0338BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#FCC742

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005E76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.6Navy · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 21.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7Royal blue · ΔE 23Indigo · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8803
Analogous#0395BD, #2B03BD
Triadic#BD0338, #38BD03
Split complementary#BD2B03, #95BD03
Tetradic#BD0395, #BD8803, #03BD2B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FAEFD
Lighter +30%#5D8AFC
Lighter +20%#2A66FC
Lighter +10%#0447EF
Darker −10%#02298B
Darker −20%#011A59
Darker −30%#010B26
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0037C0
Less saturated −25%#1B42A5

Channel breakdown

R3
G56
B189
Red3 (1.2%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue222.9°
Saturation (HSL)96.88%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 38 · B BD

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