Colour

#033AA5

#033AA5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#033AA5 is a blue with RGB values 3, 58, 165 and HSL 220°, 96%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#033AA5#033AA5

HEX#033AA5

RGBrgb(3, 58, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2275, 0.6471

RGB percentages1.2%, 22.7%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(219.6, 96.4%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 98.2%, 64.7%)

CMYK98.2%, 64.8%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer211,621

CSS custom property--colour: #033AA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.76:1

Contrast with white9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#FCC55A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004BA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00576Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 17.7 Slate blue · ΔE 18.3 Royal blue · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3 Navy · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A56E03

Analogous#038BA5, #1D03A5

Triadic#A5033A, #3AA503

Split complementary#A51D03, #8BA503

Tetradic#A5038B, #A56E03, #03A51D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#77A5FD

Lighter +30%#4583FC

Lighter +20%#1362FB

Lighter +10%#044CD7

Darker −10%#022873

Darker −20%#011741

Darker −30%#00050F

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0039A8

Less saturated −25%#184190

Channel breakdown

G58

B165

Red3 (1.2%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue219.63°

Saturation (HSL)96.43%

Lightness32.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 3A · B A5

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