Recognised as Colour

#3018AE

#3018AE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3018AE is a blue with RGB values 48, 24, 174 and HSL 250°, 76%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3018AE#3018AE

HEX#3018AE

RGBrgb(48, 24, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.0941, 0.6824

RGB percentages18.8%, 9.4%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(249.6, 75.8%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.6, 86.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK72.4%, 86.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,152,046

CSS custom property--colour: #3018AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness66.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.24:1

Contrast with white11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#CFE751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0041B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0034ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#004A67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 11.6 Navy · ΔE 15.9 Indigo · ΔE 20.7 Medium blue · ΔE 22.5 Blue violet · ΔE 23.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#96AE18

Analogous#184BAE, #7B18AE

Triadic#AE3018, #18AE30

Split complementary#AE7B18, #4BAE18

Tetradic#AE184B, #96AE18, #18AE7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADA0F2

Lighter +30%#8773EC

Lighter +20%#6046E6

Lighter +10%#3C1EDB

Darker −10%#241281

Darker −20%#170C54

Darker −30%#0B0528

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2000C6

Less saturated −25%#413195

Channel breakdown

R48

G24

B174

Red48 (18.8%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue249.6°

Saturation (HSL)75.76%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 30 · G 18 · B AE

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