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Recognised as Colour

#0348AE

  • #0348AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0348AE is a blue with RGB values 3, 72, 174 and HSL 216°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0348AE#0348AE
HEX#0348AE
RGBrgb(3, 72, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2824, 0.6824
RGB percentages1.2%, 28.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(215.8, 96.6%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 98.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK98.3%, 58.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer215,214
CSS custom property--colour: #0348AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1
Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#FCB751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006274no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Midnight blue · ΔE 21.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE6903
Analogous#039EAE, #1403AE
Triadic#AE0348, #48AE03
Split complementary#AE1303, #9EAE03
Tetradic#AE039E, #AE6903, #03AE14

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#80B2FD
Lighter +30%#4E94FC
Lighter +20%#1C76FB
Lighter +10%#045DE0
Darker −10%#02337C
Darker −20%#011F4A
Darker −30%#000A18
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0047B1
Less saturated −25%#194C98

Channel breakdown

R3
G72
B174
Red3 (1.2%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue215.79°
Saturation (HSL)96.61%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 48 · B AE

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