Colour

#3079AB

#3079AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3079AB is a blue with RGB values 48, 121, 171 and HSL 204°, 56%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3079AB

RGBrgb(48, 121, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.4745, 0.6706

RGB percentages18.8%, 47.5%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(204.4, 56.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.4, 71.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK71.9%, 29.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,176,875

CSS custom property--colour: #3079AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#CF8654

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#627AADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#516EAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Tritanopia#00858Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 4.3 Slate grey · ΔE 23.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.4 Cadetblue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.33, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AB6230

Analogous#30AB9F, #303CAB

Triadic#AB3079, #79AB30

Split complementary#AB303C, #AB9F30

Tetradic#9F30AB, #AB6230, #3CAB30

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BBD8EC

Lighter +30%#93C1E1

Lighter +20%#6BAAD6

Lighter +10%#4494CA

Darker −10%#255D83

Darker −20%#1A415B

Darker −30%#0E2434

Darker −40%#03080C

More saturated +25%#157EC6

Less saturated −25%#4B7490

Channel breakdown

R48

G121

B171

Red48 (18.8%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue204.39°

Saturation (HSL)56.16%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 30 · G 79 · B AB

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