Recognised as Colour

#035EBD

#035EBD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#035EBD is a blue with RGB values 3, 94, 189 and HSL 211°, 97%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#035EBD#035EBD

HEX#035EBD

RGBrgb(3, 94, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.3686, 0.7412

RGB percentages1.2%, 36.9%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(210.6, 96.9%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 98.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK98.4%, 50.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer220,861

CSS custom property--colour: #035EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#FCA142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F68C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007584no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7 Slate blue · ΔE 22 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9 Medium purple · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD6203

Analogous#03BBBD, #0503BD

Triadic#BD035E, #5EBD03

Split complementary#BD0503, #BBBD03

Tetradic#BD03BB, #BD6203, #03BD05

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8FC5FD

Lighter +30%#5DABFC

Lighter +20%#2A91FC

Lighter +10%#0477EF

Darker −10%#02458B

Darker −20%#012C59

Darker −30%#011326

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#005EC0

Less saturated −25%#1B5FA5

Channel breakdown

G94

B189

Red3 (1.2%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue210.65°

Saturation (HSL)96.88%

Lightness37.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 5E · B BD

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