Colour

#035B8D

#035B8D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#035B8D is a blue with RGB values 3, 91, 141 and HSL 202°, 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

#035B8D#035B8D

HEX#035B8D

RGBrgb(3, 91, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.3569, 0.5529

RGB percentages1.2%, 35.7%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(201.7, 95.8%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 97.9%, 55.3%)

CMYK97.9%, 35.5%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer220,045

CSS custom property--colour: #035B8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness84.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C

Inverted#FCA472

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#435D8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#30518Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00676Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.8 Slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D3503

Analogous#038D7A, #03168D

Triadic#8D035B, #5B8D03

Split complementary#8D0316, #8D7A03

Tetradic#7A038D, #8D3503, #168D03

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#60C3FC

Lighter +30%#2EB1FB

Lighter +20%#059BF1

Lighter +10%#047BBF

Darker −10%#023B5B

Darker −20%#011B29

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005C90

Less saturated −25%#15567B

Channel breakdown

G91

B141

Red3 (1.2%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue201.74°

Saturation (HSL)95.83%

Lightness28.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 5B · B 8D

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Colour values

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