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Recognised as Colour

#033C96

  • #033C96
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#033C96 is a blue with RGB values 3, 60, 150 and HSL 217°, 96%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#033C96#033C96
HEX#033C96
RGBrgb(3, 60, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2353, 0.5882
RGB percentages1.2%, 23.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(216.7, 96.1%, 30%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 98%, 58.8%)
CMYK98%, 60%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer212,118
CSS custom property--colour: #033C96;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#FCC369

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004999no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#003C94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005363no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.7Midnight blue · ΔE 16.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.8Slate blue · ΔE 23Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Indigo · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#965D03
Analogous#038596, #140396
Triadic#96033C, #3C9603
Split complementary#961303, #869603
Tetradic#960385, #965D03, #039614

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#69A2FC
Lighter +30%#3783FB
Lighter +20%#0564FA
Lighter +10%#0450C8
Darker −10%#022864
Darker −20%#011432
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003B99
Less saturated −25%#164083

Channel breakdown

R3
G60
B150
Red3 (1.2%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue216.73°
Saturation (HSL)96.08%
Lightness30%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 3C · B 96

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