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Recognised as Colour

#030542

  • #030542
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#030542 is a blue with RGB values 3, 5, 66 and HSL 238°, 91%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#030542#030542
HEX#030542
RGBrgb(3, 5, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0196, 0.2588
RGB percentages1.2%, 2%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(238.1, 91.3%, 13.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 95.5%, 25.9%)
CMYK95.5%, 92.4%, 0%, 74.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer197,954
CSS custom property--colour: #030542;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness22.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.02:1
Contrast with white19.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#090909
Inverted#FCFABD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#001344no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#000D41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#001824no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.1:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 19Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 36Indigo · ΔE 36.7Navy · ΔE 38Dark blue · ΔE 43.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 19.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#424003
Analogous#032542, #200342
Triadic#420305, #054203
Split complementary#422003, #254203
Tetradic#420325, #424003, #034220

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1C23F5
Lighter +30%#0A10D4
Lighter +20%#070CA4
Lighter +10%#050973
Darker −10%#010111
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000245
Less saturated −25%#0C0D39

Channel breakdown

R3
G5
B66
Red3 (1.2%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue238.1°
Saturation (HSL)91.3%
Lightness13.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 05 · B 42

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