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Recognised as Colour

#0349B2

  • #0349B2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#0349B2 is a blue with RGB values 3, 73, 178 and HSL 216°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#0349B2#0349B2
HEX#0349B2
RGBrgb(3, 73, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2863, 0.698
RGB percentages1.2%, 28.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(216, 96.7%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 98.3%, 69.8%)
CMYK98.3%, 59%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer215,474
CSS custom property--colour: #0349B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07999WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#FCB64D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006476no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.7Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 19Midnight blue · ΔE 22.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B26C03
Analogous#03A1B2, #1403B2
Triadic#B20349, #49B203
Split complementary#B21403, #A1B203
Tetradic#B203A1, #B26C03, #03B214

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84B4FD
Lighter +30%#5296FC
Lighter +20%#2078FB
Lighter +10%#045EE4
Darker −10%#023480
Darker −20%#01204E
Darker −30%#000B1C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0048B5
Less saturated −25%#1A4E9B

Channel breakdown

R3
G73
B178
Red3 (1.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)96.69%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 49 · B B2

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