Colour
#030299
- #030299
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#030299 is a blue with RGB values 3, 2, 153 and HSL 240°, 97%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#030299#030299
HEX#030299
RGBrgb(3, 2, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0078, 0.6
RGB percentages1.2%, 0.8%, 60%
HSLhsl(240.4, 97.4%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 98.7%, 60%)
CMYK98%, 98.7%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer197,273
CSS custom property--colour: #030299;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.26:1
Contrast with white14.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0D0D0D
Inverted#FCFD66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#989902
Analogous#024D99, #4E0299
Triadic#990302, #029903
Split complementary#994E02, #4D9902
Tetradic#99024D, #989902, #02994E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G2
B153
Red3 (1.2%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue240.4°
Saturation (HSL)97.42%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 02 · B 99
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