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Recognised as Colour

#3034AD

  • #3034AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3034AD is a blue with RGB values 48, 52, 173 and HSL 238°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3034AD#3034AD
HEX#3034AD
RGBrgb(48, 52, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.2039, 0.6784
RGB percentages18.8%, 20.4%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(238.1, 56.6%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 72.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK72.3%, 69.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,159,213
CSS custom property--colour: #3034AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#CFCB52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00556Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 17.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.3Navy · ΔE 18.7Dark blue · ΔE 19.1Indigo · ΔE 19.3Midnight blue · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 17.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADA930
Analogous#3073AD, #6A30AD
Triadic#AD3034, #34AD30
Split complementary#AD6A30, #73AD30
Tetradic#AD3073, #ADA930, #30AD6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCBEED
Lighter +30%#9597E1
Lighter +20%#6D70D6
Lighter +10%#4549CB
Darker −10%#252885
Darker −20%#1A1C5D
Darker −30%#0F1035
Darker −40%#04040D
More saturated +25%#141AC9
Less saturated −25%#4C4E91

Channel breakdown

R48
G52
B173
Red48 (18.8%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue238.08°
Saturation (HSL)56.56%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 34 · B AD

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