Colour

#031846

#031846
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#031846 is a blue with RGB values 3, 24, 70 and HSL 221°, 92%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#031846

RGBrgb(3, 24, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.0941, 0.2745

RGB percentages1.2%, 9.4%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(221.2, 91.8%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 95.7%, 27.5%)

CMYK95.7%, 65.7%, 0%, 72.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer202,822

CSS custom property--colour: #031846;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness30 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.17:1

Contrast with white17.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#171717

Inverted#FCE7B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001F48no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#001845no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#00242Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 27 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27 Black · ΔE 35.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 42.6 Steel blue · ΔE 45.8

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 27.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#463103

Analogous#033946, #100346

Triadic#460318, #184603

Split complementary#461003, #394603

Tetradic#460339, #463103, #034610

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#2063F5

Lighter +30%#094AD9

Lighter +20%#073AA8

Lighter +10%#052977

Darker −10%#010715

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#001749

Less saturated −25%#0C1B3D

Channel breakdown

G24

B70

Red3 (1.2%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue221.19°

Saturation (HSL)91.78%

Lightness14.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 03 · G 18 · B 46

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