Recognised as Colour

#03498F

#03498F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#03498F is a blue with RGB values 3, 73, 143 and HSL 210°, 96%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#03498F#03498F

HEX#03498F

RGBrgb(3, 73, 143)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2863, 0.5608

RGB percentages1.2%, 28.6%, 56.1%

HSLhsl(210, 95.9%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 97.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK97.9%, 49%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer215,439

CSS custom property--colour: #03498F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1

Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#FCB670

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F5092no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#00448Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005A65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 27.6 Steel blue · ΔE 27.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.1 Royal blue · ΔE 31.7 Slate blue · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8F4903

Analogous#038F8F, #03038F

Triadic#8F0349, #498F03

Split complementary#8F0303, #8F8F03

Tetradic#8F038F, #8F4903, #038F03

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#62AFFC

Lighter +30%#3096FB

Lighter +20%#057CF3

Lighter +10%#0462C1

Darker −10%#022F5D

Darker −20%#01162B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004992

Less saturated −25%#15497D

Channel breakdown

G73

B143

Red3 (1.2%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue143 (56.1%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)95.89%

Lightness28.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 49 · B 8F

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