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Recognised as Colour

#031169

  • #031169
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#031169 is a blue with RGB values 3, 17, 105 and HSL 232°, 94%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#031169#031169
HEX#031169
RGBrgb(3, 17, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0667, 0.4118
RGB percentages1.2%, 6.7%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(231.8, 94.4%, 21.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 97.1%, 41.2%)
CMYK97.1%, 83.8%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer201,065
CSS custom property--colour: #031169;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness37.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.3:1
Contrast with white16.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#141414
Inverted#FCEE96

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00256Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#001B68no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#002D3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 4Navy · ΔE 20.3Indigo · ΔE 21Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5Dark blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 4.01, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#695B03
Analogous#034469, #280369
Triadic#690311, #116903
Split complementary#692803, #446903
Tetradic#690344, #695B03, #036928

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3E58FA
Lighter +30%#0D2DF8
Lighter +20%#0621CC
Lighter +10%#04199B
Darker −10%#020937
Darker −20%#000106
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#000F6C
Less saturated −25%#111B5B

Channel breakdown

R3
G17
B105
Red3 (1.2%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue231.76°
Saturation (HSL)94.44%
Lightness21.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 11 · B 69

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