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Recognised as Colour

#0340BE

  • #0340BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#0340BE is a blue with RGB values 3, 64, 190 and HSL 220°, 97%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#0340BE#0340BE
HEX#0340BE
RGBrgb(3, 64, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.251, 0.7451
RGB percentages1.2%, 25.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(220.4, 96.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 98.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK98.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer213,182
CSS custom property--colour: #0340BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#FCBF41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 17.5Royal blue · ΔE 18Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Dark blue · ΔE 23.8Navy · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8103
Analogous#039DBE, #2403BE
Triadic#BE0340, #40BE03
Split complementary#BE2403, #9DBE03
Tetradic#BE039D, #BE8103, #03BE23

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90B3FD
Lighter +30%#5E91FC
Lighter +20%#2B6FFC
Lighter +10%#0451F0
Darker −10%#022F8C
Darker −20%#011E5A
Darker −30%#010D27
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003FC1
Less saturated −25%#1B48A6

Channel breakdown

R3
G64
B190
Red3 (1.2%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue220.43°
Saturation (HSL)96.89%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 40 · B BE

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