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Recognised as Colour

#034DCA

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

#034DCA is a blue with RGB values 3, 77, 202 and HSL 218°, 97%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#034DCA#034DCA
HEX#034DCA
RGBrgb(3, 77, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.302, 0.7922
RGB percentages1.2%, 30.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(217.7, 97.1%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.7, 98.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK98.5%, 61.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer216,522
CSS custom property--colour: #034DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.2:1
Contrast with white7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#FCB235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8003
Analogous#03B0CA, #1D03CA
Triadic#CA034D, #4DCA03
Split complementary#CA1D03, #B0CA03
Tetradic#CA03B0, #CA8003, #03CA1D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9BC0FE
Lighter +30%#69A0FD
Lighter +20%#3780FC
Lighter +10%#0560FB
Darker −10%#023A98
Darker −20%#022765
Darker −30%#011433
Darker −40%#000001
More saturated +25%#004CCD
Less saturated −25%#1D54B0

Channel breakdown

R3
G77
B202
Red3 (1.2%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue217.69°
Saturation (HSL)97.07%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 4D · B CA

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