Colour

#034F87

#034F87
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#034F87 is a blue with RGB values 3, 79, 135 and HSL 205°, 96%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#034F87#034F87

HEX#034F87

RGBrgb(3, 79, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.3098, 0.5294

RGB percentages1.2%, 31%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(205.5, 95.7%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 97.8%, 52.9%)

CMYK97.8%, 41.5%, 0%, 47.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer216,967

CSS custom property--colour: #034F87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.49:1

Contrast with white8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#FCB078

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#335389no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1D4886no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005D64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.6 Slate grey · ΔE 33.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 35 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#873B03

Analogous#03877D, #030D87

Triadic#87034F, #4F8703

Split complementary#87030D, #877D03

Tetradic#7D0387, #873B03, #0D8703

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5BB7FB

Lighter +30%#29A1FA

Lighter +20%#0589EB

Lighter +10%#046CB9

Darker −10%#023255

Darker −20%#011523

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004F8A

Less saturated −25%#144C76

Channel breakdown

G79

B135

Red3 (1.2%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue205.45°

Saturation (HSL)95.65%

Lightness27.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 4F · B 87

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#034F87

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else