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Recognised as Colour

#035FAD

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

#035FAD is a blue with RGB values 3, 95, 173 and HSL 208°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#035FAD#035FAD
HEX#035FAD
RGBrgb(3, 95, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.3725, 0.6784
RGB percentages1.2%, 37.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(207.5, 96.6%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 98.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK98.3%, 45.1%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer221,101
CSS custom property--colour: #035FAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#FCA052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3566B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C58ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00727Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 21.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD5103
Analogous#03ADA6, #030AAD
Triadic#AD035F, #5FAD03
Split complementary#AD030A, #ADA603
Tetradic#A603AD, #AD5103, #0AAD03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#7FC3FD
Lighter +30%#4DACFC
Lighter +20%#1B94FB
Lighter +10%#047BDF
Darker −10%#02437B
Darker −20%#012849
Darker −30%#000C17
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005FB0
Less saturated −25%#195D97

Channel breakdown

R3
G95
B173
Red3 (1.2%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue207.53°
Saturation (HSL)96.59%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 5F · B AD

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