Colour

#03426B

#03426B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#03426B is a blue with RGB values 3, 66, 107 and HSL 204°, 95%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#03426B

RGBrgb(3, 66, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2588, 0.4196

RGB percentages1.2%, 25.9%, 42%

HSLhsl(203.7, 94.5%, 21.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 97.2%, 42%)

CMYK97.2%, 38.3%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer213,611

CSS custom property--colour: #03426B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness62.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.52:1

Contrast with white10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#FCBD94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2E446Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F3B6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#004C51no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 26.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6 Slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Dim grey · ΔE 33.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 26.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B2C03

Analogous#036B60, #030E6B

Triadic#6B0342, #426B03

Split complementary#6B030E, #6B6003

Tetradic#60036B, #6B2C03, #0E6B03

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#40B1FA

Lighter +30%#0F9CF8

Lighter +20%#067FCE

Lighter +10%#04619D

Darker −10%#022339

Darker −20%#000508

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00436E

Less saturated −25%#113F5D

Channel breakdown

G66

B107

Red3 (1.2%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue203.65°

Saturation (HSL)94.55%

Lightness21.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 42 · B 6B

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Colour values

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