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Recognised as Colour

#030161

  • #030161
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#030161 is a blue with RGB values 3, 1, 97 and HSL 241°, 98%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#030161#030161
HEX#030161
RGBrgb(3, 1, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0039, 0.3804
RGB percentages1.2%, 0.4%, 38%
HSLhsl(241.2, 98%, 19.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 99%, 38%)
CMYK96.9%, 99%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer196,961
CSS custom property--colour: #030161;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness32.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.78:1
Contrast with white17.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#080808
Inverted#FCFE9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001D63no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#001260no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#002436no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.6Navy · ΔE 15.9Indigo · ΔE 18.1Dark blue · ΔE 21.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F6101
Analogous#012F61, #330161
Triadic#610301, #016103
Split complementary#613301, #2F6101
Tetradic#61012F, #5F6101, #016133

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3531FD
Lighter +30%#0803F8
Lighter +20%#0602C6
Lighter +10%#050293
Darker −10%#01002F
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#020062
Less saturated −25%#0F0D55

Channel breakdown

R3
G1
B97
Red3 (1.2%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue241.25°
Saturation (HSL)97.96%
Lightness19.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 01 · B 61

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