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Recognised as Colour

#035AAB

  • #035AAB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#035AAB is a blue with RGB values 3, 90, 171 and HSL 209°, 97%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#035AAB#035AAB
HEX#035AAB
RGBrgb(3, 90, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.3529, 0.6706
RGB percentages1.2%, 35.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(208.9, 96.6%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 98.2%, 67.1%)
CMYK98.2%, 47.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer219,819
CSS custom property--colour: #035AAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#FCA554

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B62AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006E7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB5403
Analogous#03ABA8, #0306AB
Triadic#AB035A, #5AAB03
Split complementary#AB0306, #ABA803
Tetradic#A803AB, #AB5403, #06AB03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7DBFFD
Lighter +30%#4BA7FC
Lighter +20%#198EFB
Lighter +10%#0474DD
Darker −10%#024079
Darker −20%#012547
Darker −30%#000B15
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005AAE
Less saturated −25%#195995

Channel breakdown

R3
G90
B171
Red3 (1.2%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue208.93°
Saturation (HSL)96.55%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 5A · B AB

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