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Recognised as Colour

#030916

  • #030916
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#030916 is a blue with RGB values 3, 9, 22 and HSL 221°, 76%, 5%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 19.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#030916#030916
HEX#030916
RGBrgb(3, 9, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0353, 0.0863
RGB percentages1.2%, 3.5%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(221.1, 76%, 4.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 86.4%, 8.6%)
CMYK86.4%, 59.1%, 0%, 91.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer198,934
CSS custom property--colour: #030916;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness10.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 19.91:1
Contrast with white19.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#090909
Inverted#FCF6E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#050A17no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#030816no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#000C0Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text19.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.05:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 7.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.6Dim grey · ΔE 42.6Slate grey · ΔE 50.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 51.6Gray · ΔE 51.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#161003
Analogous#031216, #070316
Triadic#160309, #091603
Split complementary#160703, #121603
Tetradic#160312, #161003, #031607

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#1B52CA
Lighter +30%#15409D
Lighter +20%#0F2E70
Lighter +10%#091B43
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000819
Less saturated −25%#060A13

Channel breakdown

R3
G9
B22
Red3 (1.2%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)76%
Lightness4.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 09 · B 16

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