Colour

#035BAE

#035BAE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#035BAE is a blue with RGB values 3, 91, 174 and HSL 209°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#035BAE#035BAE

HEX#035BAE

RGBrgb(3, 91, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.3569, 0.6824

RGB percentages1.2%, 35.7%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(209.1, 96.6%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 98.3%, 68.2%)

CMYK98.3%, 47.7%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer220,078

CSS custom property--colour: #035BAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1

Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#FCA451

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A63B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0055ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006F7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2 Royal blue · ΔE 23.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.3 Steel blue · ΔE 27 Slate blue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AE5603

Analogous#03AEAC, #0305AE

Triadic#AE035B, #5BAE03

Split complementary#AE0305, #AEAC03

Tetradic#AC03AE, #AE5603, #05AE03

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#80C0FD

Lighter +30%#4EA8FC

Lighter +20%#1C8FFB

Lighter +10%#0475E0

Darker −10%#02417C

Darker −20%#01274A

Darker −30%#000C18

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005BB1

Less saturated −25%#195A98

Channel breakdown

G91

B174

Red3 (1.2%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue209.12°

Saturation (HSL)96.61%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 5B · B AE

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Colour values

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