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Recognised as Colour

#030044

  • #030044
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#030044 is a blue with RGB values 3, 0, 68 and HSL 243°, 100%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#030044#030044
HEX#030044
RGBrgb(3, 0, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0, 0.2667
RGB percentages1.2%, 0%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(242.6, 100%, 13.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.6, 100%, 26.7%)
CMYK95.6%, 100%, 0%, 73.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer196,676
CSS custom property--colour: #030044;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness23 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.31:1
Contrast with white19.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#060606
Inverted#FCFFBB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001246no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#000A43no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#001724no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 16.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 27Indigo · ΔE 33.2Navy · ΔE 34Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.2Dark blue · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 16.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#414400
Analogous#001F44, #250044
Triadic#440300, #004403
Split complementary#442500, #1F4400
Tetradic#44001F, #414400, #004425

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1B11FF
Lighter +30%#0A00DD
Lighter +20%#0700AA
Lighter +10%#050077
Darker −10%#010011
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#030044
Less saturated −25%#0B083C

Channel breakdown

R3
G0
B68
Red3 (1.2%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue242.65°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness13.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 00 · B 44

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