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Recognised as Colour

#034E7B

  • #034E7B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#034E7B is a blue with RGB values 3, 78, 123 and HSL 203°, 95%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#034E7B#034E7B
HEX#034E7B
RGBrgb(3, 78, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.3059, 0.4824
RGB percentages1.2%, 30.6%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(202.5, 95.2%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.5, 97.6%, 48.2%)
CMYK97.6%, 36.6%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer216,699
CSS custom property--colour: #034E7B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#FCB184

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#38507Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#27467Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00595Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21Dark slate grey · ΔE 29Slate grey · ΔE 29.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4Light slate grey · ΔE 31.5Dim grey · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B3003
Analogous#037B6C, #03127B
Triadic#7B034E, #4E7B03
Split complementary#7B0312, #7B6C03
Tetradic#6C037B, #7B3003, #127B03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4FBAFB
Lighter +30%#1DA7F9
Lighter +20%#058DDF
Lighter +10%#046EAD
Darker −10%#022E49
Darker −20%#010F17
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004F7E
Less saturated −25%#134A6B

Channel breakdown

R3
G78
B123
Red3 (1.2%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue202.5°
Saturation (HSL)95.24%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 4E · B 7B

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