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Recognised as Colour

#030994

  • #030994
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#030994 is a blue with RGB values 3, 9, 148 and HSL 238°, 96%, 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

#030994#030994
HEX#030994
RGBrgb(3, 9, 148)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0353, 0.5804
RGB percentages1.2%, 3.5%, 58%
HSLhsl(237.5, 96%, 29.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 98%, 58%)
CMYK98%, 93.9%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer199,060
CSS custom property--colour: #030994;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02353WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.28:1
Contrast with white14.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#121212
Inverted#FCF66B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003297no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#002292no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#003D55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 2.9Navy · ΔE 7.3Indigo · ΔE 17.2Midnight blue · ΔE 27.5Medium blue · ΔE 28.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 2.93, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#948E03
Analogous#035294, #460394
Triadic#940309, #099403
Split complementary#944603, #519403
Tetradic#940351, #948E03, #039446

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#676DFC
Lighter +30%#353DFB
Lighter +20%#050FF8
Lighter +10%#040CC6
Darker −10%#020662
Darker −20%#010330
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000697
Less saturated −25%#161A81

Channel breakdown

R3
G9
B148
Red3 (1.2%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue148 (58%)
Hue237.52°
Saturation (HSL)96.03%
Lightness29.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 09 · B 94

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