Recognised as Colour

#030237

#030237
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#030237 is a blue with RGB values 3, 2, 55 and HSL 241°, 93%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#030237#030237

HEX#030237

RGBrgb(3, 2, 55)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0078, 0.2157

RGB percentages1.2%, 0.8%, 21.6%

HSLhsl(241.1, 93%, 11.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 96.4%, 21.6%)

CMYK94.5%, 96.4%, 0%, 78.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer197,175

CSS custom property--colour: #030237;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness18.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.67:1

Contrast with white19.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#060606

Inverted#FCFDC8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#000E38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#000836no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00121Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text19.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 26.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.9 Black · ΔE 36.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 42.2 Indigo · ΔE 44.1 Navy · ΔE 45.8

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 26.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#363702

Analogous#021B37, #1E0237

Triadic#370302, #023703

Split complementary#371E02, #1B3702

Tetradic#37021B, #363702, #02371E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#130FF6

Lighter +30%#0B07CB

Lighter +20%#080699

Lighter +10%#060468

Darker −10%#000006

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#010039

Less saturated −25%#0A0930

Channel breakdown

B55

Red3 (1.2%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue55 (21.6%)

Hue241.13°

Saturation (HSL)92.98%

Lightness11.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 02 · B 37

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