Recognised as Colour
#031688
- #031688
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#031688 is a blue with RGB values 3, 22, 136 and HSL 231°, 96%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#031688#031688
HEX#031688
RGBrgb(3, 22, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0863, 0.5333
RGB percentages1.2%, 8.6%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(231.4, 95.7%, 27.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 97.8%, 53.3%)
CMYK97.8%, 83.8%, 0%, 46.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer202,376
CSS custom property--colour: #031688;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.25:1
Contrast with white14.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#FCE977
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#887503
Analogous#035888, #330388
Triadic#880316, #168803
Split complementary#883303, #588803
Tetradic#880358, #887503, #038833
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R3
G22
B136
Red3 (1.2%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)95.68%
Lightness27.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 16 · B 88
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