Colour

#035B8B

#035B8B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#035B8B is a blue with RGB values 3, 91, 139 and HSL 201°, 96%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#035B8B#035B8B

HEX#035B8B

RGBrgb(3, 91, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.3569, 0.5451

RGB percentages1.2%, 35.7%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(201.2, 95.8%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 97.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK97.8%, 34.5%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer220,043

CSS custom property--colour: #035B8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1

Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#FCA474

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#445C8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#32518Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#00676Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.8 Slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 32 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B3303

Analogous#038B77, #03178B

Triadic#8B035B, #5B8B03

Split complementary#8B0317, #8B7703

Tetradic#77038B, #8B3303, #178B03

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#5EC4FC

Lighter +30%#2DB2FA

Lighter +20%#059CEF

Lighter +10%#047CBD

Darker −10%#023A59

Darker −20%#011A27

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005C8E

Less saturated −25%#155679

Channel breakdown

G91

B139

Red3 (1.2%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue201.18°

Saturation (HSL)95.77%

Lightness27.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 5B · B 8B

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Colour values

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