Recognised as Colour

#031649

#031649
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#031649 is a blue with RGB values 3, 22, 73 and HSL 224°, 92%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#031649

RGBrgb(3, 22, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0863, 0.2863

RGB percentages1.2%, 8.6%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(223.7, 92.1%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 95.9%, 28.6%)

CMYK95.9%, 69.9%, 0%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer202,313

CSS custom property--colour: #031649;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness29.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.29:1

Contrast with white17.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#161616

Inverted#FCE9B6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001E4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#001748no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00242Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 23.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25 Rebecca purple · ΔE 38.1 Black · ΔE 38.5 Indigo · ΔE 42.3 Navy · ΔE 44.4

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 23.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#493603

Analogous#033949, #130349

Triadic#490316, #164903

Split complementary#491303, #394903

Tetradic#490339, #493603, #034913

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#225CF6

Lighter +30%#0942DC

Lighter +20%#0734AB

Lighter +10%#05257A

Darker −10%#010718

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#00154C

Less saturated −25%#0D1A3F

Channel breakdown

G22

B73

Red3 (1.2%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue223.71°

Saturation (HSL)92.11%

Lightness14.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 16 · B 49

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