Colour

#034C91

#034C91
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#034C91 is a blue with RGB values 3, 76, 145 and HSL 209°, 96%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#034C91#034C91

HEX#034C91

RGBrgb(3, 76, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.298, 0.5686

RGB percentages1.2%, 29.8%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(209.2, 95.9%, 29%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 97.9%, 56.9%)

CMYK97.9%, 47.6%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer216,209

CSS custom property--colour: #034C91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1

Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#FCB36E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#255294no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004790no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005D67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Steel blue · ΔE 26.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 29.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2 Royal blue · ΔE 32.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#914803

Analogous#03918F, #030591

Triadic#91034C, #4C9103

Split complementary#910305, #918F03

Tetradic#8F0391, #914803, #059103

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#64B2FC

Lighter +30%#3299FB

Lighter +20%#0580F5

Lighter +10%#0466C3

Darker −10%#02325F

Darker −20%#01182D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004C94

Less saturated −25%#154B7F

Channel breakdown

G76

B145

Red3 (1.2%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue209.15°

Saturation (HSL)95.95%

Lightness29.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 4C · B 91

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