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Recognised as Colour

#302DAE

  • #302DAE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#302DAE is a blue with RGB values 48, 45, 174 and HSL 241°, 59%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#302DAE#302DAE
HEX#302DAE
RGBrgb(48, 45, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.1765, 0.6824
RGB percentages18.8%, 17.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(241.4, 58.9%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.4, 74.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK72.4%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,157,422
CSS custom property--colour: #302DAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#CFD251

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#0049B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00526Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 15.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#ABAE2D
Analogous#2D6AAE, #712DAE
Triadic#AE302D, #2DAE30
Split complementary#AE712D, #6AAE2D
Tetradic#AE2D6B, #ABAE2D, #2DAE71

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#BBBAED
Lighter +30%#9391E3
Lighter +20%#6B69D8
Lighter +10%#4440CE
Darker −10%#252385
Darker −20%#1A185D
Darker −30%#0E0E34
Darker −40%#03030C
More saturated +25%#1612C9
Less saturated −25%#4A4893

Channel breakdown

R48
G45
B174
Red48 (18.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue241.4°
Saturation (HSL)58.9%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 2D · B AE

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