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Recognised as Colour

#034AC7

  • #034AC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#034AC7 is a blue with RGB values 3, 74, 199 and HSL 218°, 97%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#034AC7#034AC7
HEX#034AC7
RGBrgb(3, 74, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2902, 0.7804
RGB percentages1.2%, 29%, 78%
HSLhsl(218.3, 97%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 98.5%, 78%)
CMYK98.5%, 62.8%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer215,751
CSS custom property--colour: #034AC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#FCB538

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 15.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Dark blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C78003
Analogous#03ACC7, #1E03C7
Triadic#C7034A, #4AC703
Split complementary#C71E03, #ACC703
Tetradic#C703AC, #C78003, #03C71E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99BDFD
Lighter +30%#669DFD
Lighter +20%#347CFC
Lighter +10%#045DF9
Darker −10%#023795
Darker −20%#012563
Darker −30%#011230
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0049CA
Less saturated −25%#1C51AE

Channel breakdown

R3
G74
B199
Red3 (1.2%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue218.27°
Saturation (HSL)97.03%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 4A · B C7

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