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Recognised as Colour

#3044BA

  • #3044BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3044BA is a blue with RGB values 48, 68, 186 and HSL 231°, 59%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3044BA#3044BA
HEX#3044BA
RGBrgb(48, 68, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.2667, 0.7294
RGB percentages18.8%, 26.7%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(231.3, 59%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 74.2%, 72.9%)
CMYK74.2%, 63.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,163,322
CSS custom property--colour: #3044BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#CFBB45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006378no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12.8Royal blue · ΔE 15.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Midnight blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAA630
Analogous#3089BA, #6130BA
Triadic#BA3044, #44BA30
Split complementary#BA6130, #89BA30
Tetradic#BA3089, #BAA630, #30BA61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6CCF0
Lighter +30%#9DA8E6
Lighter +20%#7584DB
Lighter +10%#4C5FD1
Darker −10%#263591
Darker −20%#1B2669
Darker −30%#111840
Darker −40%#060918
More saturated +25%#132FD7
Less saturated −25%#4D599D

Channel breakdown

R48
G68
B186
Red48 (18.8%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue231.3°
Saturation (HSL)58.97%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 44 · B BA

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