Colour

#034C98

#034C98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#034C98 is a blue with RGB values 3, 76, 152 and HSL 211°, 96%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#034C98#034C98

HEX#034C98

RGBrgb(3, 76, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.298, 0.5961

RGB percentages1.2%, 29.8%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(210.6, 96.1%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 98%, 59.6%)

CMYK98%, 50%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer216,216

CSS custom property--colour: #034C98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness77.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.43:1

Contrast with white8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#FCB367

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C549Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005F6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.7 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.7 Royal blue · ΔE 28 Steel blue · ΔE 29 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3 Slate blue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#984F03

Analogous#039798, #040398

Triadic#98034C, #4C9803

Split complementary#980403, #979803

Tetradic#980397, #984F03, #039804

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6BB2FC

Lighter +30%#3998FB

Lighter +20%#077EFA

Lighter +10%#0465CA

Darker −10%#023366

Darker −20%#011A34

Darker −30%#000102

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004C9B

Less saturated −25%#164C85

Channel breakdown

G76

B152

Red3 (1.2%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue210.6°

Saturation (HSL)96.13%

Lightness30.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 4C · B 98

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