Colour

#034C7A

#034C7A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#034C7A is a blue with RGB values 3, 76, 122 and HSL 203°, 95%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#034C7A#034C7A

HEX#034C7A

RGBrgb(3, 76, 122)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.298, 0.4784

RGB percentages1.2%, 29.8%, 47.8%

HSLhsl(203.2, 95.2%, 24.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.2, 97.5%, 47.8%)

CMYK97.5%, 37.7%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer216,186

CSS custom property--colour: #034C7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.06:1

Contrast with white9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#FCB385

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#364E7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#254479no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00575Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.8 Slate grey · ΔE 30.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4 Dim grey · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7A3103

Analogous#037A6C, #03117A

Triadic#7A034C, #4C7A03

Split complementary#7A0310, #7A6D03

Tetradic#6D037A, #7A3103, #117A03

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#4EB8FB

Lighter +30%#1DA4F9

Lighter +20%#058ADE

Lighter +10%#046BAC

Darker −10%#022D48

Darker −20%#010E16

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004D7D

Less saturated −25%#13486A

Channel breakdown

G76

B122

Red3 (1.2%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue122 (47.8%)

Hue203.19°

Saturation (HSL)95.2%

Lightness24.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 4C · B 7A

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Colour values

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