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Recognised as Colour

#031261

  • #031261
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#031261 is a blue with RGB values 3, 18, 97 and HSL 230°, 94%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#031261#031261
HEX#031261
RGBrgb(3, 18, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0706, 0.3804
RGB percentages1.2%, 7.1%, 38%
HSLhsl(230.4, 94%, 19.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 96.9%, 38%)
CMYK96.9%, 81.4%, 0%, 62%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer201,313
CSS custom property--colour: #031261;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.63:1
Contrast with white16.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#FCED9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002363no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#001960no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#002A39no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 5.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Indigo · ΔE 25.3Navy · ΔE 25.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7Dark blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 5.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#615203
Analogous#034161, #230361
Triadic#610312, #126103
Split complementary#612303, #416103
Tetradic#610341, #615203, #036123

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#3756F9
Lighter +30%#082EF5
Lighter +20%#0624C4
Lighter +10%#051B92
Darker −10%#010930
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001064
Less saturated −25%#101B55

Channel breakdown

R3
G18
B97
Red3 (1.2%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue230.43°
Saturation (HSL)94%
Lightness19.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 12 · B 61

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