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Recognised as Colour

#003486

  • #003486
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#003486 is a blue with RGB values 0, 52, 134 and HSL 217°, 100%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#003486#003486
HEX#003486
RGBrgb(0, 52, 134)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2039, 0.5255
RGB percentages0%, 20.4%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(216.7, 100%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 100%, 52.5%)
CMYK100%, 61.2%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,446
CSS custom property--colour: #003486;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#FFCB79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004089no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003484no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004957no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.7Midnight blue · ΔE 14.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.8Indigo · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#865200
Analogous#007786, #0F0086
Triadic#860034, #348600
Split complementary#860F00, #778600
Tetradic#860077, #865200, #00860F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#5396FF
Lighter +30%#2077FF
Lighter +20%#005CEC
Lighter +10%#0048B9
Darker −10%#002053
Darker −20%#000C20
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003486
Less saturated −25%#113875

Channel breakdown

R0
G52
B134
Red0 (0%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue216.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 34 · B 86

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