Recognised as Colour

#034A71

#034A71
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#034A71 is a blue with RGB values 3, 74, 113 and HSL 201°, 95%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#034A71

RGBrgb(3, 74, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2902, 0.4431

RGB percentages1.2%, 29%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(201.3, 94.8%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 97.3%, 44.3%)

CMYK97.3%, 34.5%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer215,665

CSS custom property--colour: #034A71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.45:1

Contrast with white9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#FCB58E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#374B73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#284270no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005458no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.4 Slate grey · ΔE 29 Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2 Dim grey · ΔE 31.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#712A03

Analogous#037161, #031371

Triadic#71034A, #4A7103

Split complementary#710313, #716103

Tetradic#610371, #712A03, #137103

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#46BAFA

Lighter +30%#14A8F9

Lighter +20%#068BD4

Lighter +10%#046BA3

Darker −10%#02293F

Darker −20%#00090E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004B74

Less saturated −25%#124662

Channel breakdown

G74

B113

Red3 (1.2%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue201.27°

Saturation (HSL)94.83%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 4A · B 71

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