Recognised as Colour

#031734

#031734
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Black

#031734 is a blue with RGB values 3, 23, 52 and HSL 216°, 89%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#031734#031734

HEX#031734

RGBrgb(3, 23, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0902, 0.2039

RGB percentages1.2%, 9%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(215.5, 89.1%, 10.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 94.2%, 20.4%)

CMYK94.2%, 55.8%, 0%, 79.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer202,548

CSS custom property--colour: #031734;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness24.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.86:1

Contrast with white17.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#FCE8CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#071A35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#001533no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#001E22no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.3 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.6 Dim grey · ΔE 42.6 Steel blue · ΔE 46.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#342003

Analogous#033034, #070334

Triadic#340317, #173403

Split complementary#340803, #303403

Tetradic#340330, #342003, #033408

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#126DF1

Lighter +30%#0B57C5

Lighter +20%#094294

Lighter +10%#062C64

Darker −10%#000204

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001637

Less saturated −25%#0A182D

Channel breakdown

G23

B52

Red3 (1.2%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue215.51°

Saturation (HSL)89.09%

Lightness10.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 17 · B 34

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