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Recognised as Colour

#003459

  • #003459
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#003459 is a blue with RGB values 0, 52, 89 and HSL 205°, 100%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#003459#003459
HEX#003459
RGBrgb(0, 52, 89)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2039, 0.349
RGB percentages0%, 20.4%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(204.9, 100%, 17.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 100%, 34.9%)
CMYK100%, 41.6%, 0%, 65.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,401
CSS custom property--colour: #003459;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.84:1
Contrast with white12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#FFCBA6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#22365Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#142E58no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#003D42no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.8Steel blue · ΔE 32.5Black · ΔE 33.7Dim grey · ΔE 35.6Slate grey · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 27.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#592500
Analogous#005951, #000859
Triadic#590034, #345900
Split complementary#590008, #595200
Tetradic#510059, #592500, #075900

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#26A5FF
Lighter +30%#008DF2
Lighter +20%#0070BF
Lighter +10%#00528C
Darker −10%#001626
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003459
Less saturated −25%#0B324E

Channel breakdown

R0
G52
B89
Red0 (0%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue204.94°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness17.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 34 · B 59

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