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Recognised as Colour

#3053AF

  • #3053AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3053AF is a blue with RGB values 48, 83, 175 and HSL 223°, 57%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3053AF#3053AF
HEX#3053AF
RGBrgb(48, 83, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.3255, 0.6863
RGB percentages18.8%, 32.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(223.5, 57%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 72.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK72.6%, 52.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,167,151
CSS custom property--colour: #3053AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#CFAC50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#155FB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006979no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.2Royal blue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Midnight blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8C30
Analogous#3093AF, #4D30AF
Triadic#AF3053, #53AF30
Split complementary#AF4D30, #93AF30
Tetradic#AF3092, #AF8C30, #30AF4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BECBED
Lighter +30%#96ABE2
Lighter +20%#6E8BD7
Lighter +10%#466BCC
Darker −10%#254087
Darker −20%#1A2D5F
Darker −30%#0F1A37
Darker −40%#04070F
More saturated +25%#1446CB
Less saturated −25%#4C6093

Channel breakdown

R48
G83
B175
Red48 (18.8%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue223.46°
Saturation (HSL)56.95%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 53 · B AF

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