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Recognised as Colour

#03496C

  • #03496C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#03496C is a blue with RGB values 3, 73, 108 and HSL 200°, 95%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#03496C#03496C
HEX#03496C
RGBrgb(3, 73, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2863, 0.4235
RGB percentages1.2%, 28.6%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(200, 94.6%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 97.2%, 42.4%)
CMYK97.2%, 32.4%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer215,404
CSS custom property--colour: #03496C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.66:1
Contrast with white9.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#FCB693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#38496Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A416Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005255no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 28.3Dim grey · ΔE 30.4Light slate grey · ΔE 30.7Teal · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C2603
Analogous#036C5B, #03146C
Triadic#6C0349, #496C03
Split complementary#6C0315, #6C5B03
Tetradic#5A036C, #6C2603, #156C03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#41BCFA
Lighter +30%#10ABF8
Lighter +20%#068CCF
Lighter +10%#046B9E
Darker −10%#02273A
Darker −20%#000609
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004A6F
Less saturated −25%#11445E

Channel breakdown

R3
G73
B108
Red3 (1.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)94.59%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 49 · B 6C

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