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Recognised as Colour

#03496E

  • #03496E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#03496E is a blue with RGB values 3, 73, 110 and HSL 201°, 95%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#03496E#03496E
HEX#03496E
RGBrgb(3, 73, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2863, 0.4314
RGB percentages1.2%, 28.6%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(200.7, 94.7%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 97.3%, 43.1%)
CMYK97.3%, 33.6%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer215,406
CSS custom property--colour: #03496E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#FCB691

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#374A70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#29416Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005256no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2Slate grey · ΔE 28.8Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1Dim grey · ΔE 31.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E2803
Analogous#036E5D, #03146E
Triadic#6E0349, #496E03
Split complementary#6E0314, #6E5D03
Tetradic#5D036E, #6E2803, #146E03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#43BBFA
Lighter +30%#11A9F9
Lighter +20%#068BD1
Lighter +10%#046AA0
Darker −10%#02283C
Darker −20%#00070B
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004A71
Less saturated −25%#114560

Channel breakdown

R3
G73
B110
Red3 (1.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue200.75°
Saturation (HSL)94.69%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 49 · B 6E

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