Colour

#030408

#030408
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#030408 is a blue with RGB values 3, 4, 8 and HSL 228°, 45%, 2%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 20.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#030408#030408

HEX#030408

RGBrgb(3, 4, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0157, 0.0314

RGB percentages1.2%, 1.6%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(228, 45.5%, 2.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 62.5%, 3.1%)

CMYK62.5%, 50%, 0%, 96.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer197,640

CSS custom property--colour: #030408;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness4.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 20.49:1

Contrast with white20.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#040404

Inverted#FCFBF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#030408no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Deuteranopia#030408no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original

Tritanopia#020505no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text20.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.02:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Dim grey · ΔE 43.3 Gray · ΔE 52.5 Slate grey · ΔE 52.5 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 55.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 1.98, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#080703

Analogous#030708, #040308

Triadic#080304, #040803

Split complementary#080503, #070803

Tetradic#080307, #080703, #030804

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#3B4E9C

Lighter +30%#2D3C77

Lighter +20%#1F2952

Lighter +10%#11172D

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#020309

Less saturated −25%#040507

Channel breakdown

Red3 (1.2%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness2.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 04 · B 08

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