Colour

#034F99

#034F99
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#034F99 is a blue with RGB values 3, 79, 153 and HSL 210°, 96%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#034F99#034F99

HEX#034F99

RGBrgb(3, 79, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.3098, 0.6

RGB percentages1.2%, 31%, 60%

HSLhsl(209.6, 96.2%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 98%, 60%)

CMYK98%, 48.4%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer216,985

CSS custom property--colour: #034F99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness79.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.13:1

Contrast with white8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#FCB066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#23569Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004A98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00616Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.1 Steel blue · ΔE 27 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 28.6 Royal blue · ΔE 29 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#994D03

Analogous#039998, #030499

Triadic#99034F, #4F9903

Split complementary#990304, #999803

Tetradic#980399, #994D03, #049903

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#6CB5FC

Lighter +30%#3A9CFB

Lighter +20%#0883FA

Lighter +10%#0469CB

Darker −10%#023567

Darker −20%#011B35

Darker −30%#000203

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#004F9C

Less saturated −25%#164F85

Channel breakdown

G79

B153

Red3 (1.2%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue209.6°

Saturation (HSL)96.15%

Lightness30.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 4F · B 99

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