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Recognised as Colour

#003272

  • #003272
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#003272 is a blue with RGB values 0, 50, 114 and HSL 214°, 100%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#003272#003272
HEX#003272
RGBrgb(0, 50, 114)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1961, 0.4471
RGB percentages0%, 19.6%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(213.7, 100%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 100%, 44.7%)
CMYK100%, 56.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,914
CSS custom property--colour: #003272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.36:1
Contrast with white12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#FFCD8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003071no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00424Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.9Midnight blue · ΔE 21.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.5Steel blue · ΔE 36Slate blue · ΔE 36.9Royal blue · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#724000
Analogous#006B72, #070072
Triadic#720032, #327200
Split complementary#720700, #6B7200
Tetradic#72006B, #724000, #007207

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3F93FF
Lighter +30%#0C77FF
Lighter +20%#005FD8
Lighter +10%#0048A5
Darker −10%#001C3F
Darker −20%#00050C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003272
Less saturated −25%#0E3464

Channel breakdown

R0
G50
B114
Red0 (0%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue213.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 32 · B 72

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