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Recognised as Colour

#032079

  • #032079
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#032079 is a blue with RGB values 3, 32, 121 and HSL 225°, 95%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#032079#032079
HEX#032079
RGBrgb(3, 32, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1255, 0.4745
RGB percentages1.2%, 12.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(225.3, 95.2%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 97.5%, 47.5%)
CMYK97.5%, 73.6%, 0%, 52.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer204,921
CSS custom property--colour: #032079;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02433WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.13:1
Contrast with white14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#FCDF86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00317Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#002677no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00394Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 4.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.3Navy · ΔE 22.5Indigo · ΔE 22.8Dark blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 4.3, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#795C03
Analogous#035B79, #210379
Triadic#790320, #207903
Split complementary#792103, #5B7903
Tetradic#79035B, #795C03, #037921

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4D78FB
Lighter +30%#1C52F9
Lighter +20%#053ADD
Lighter +10%#042DAB
Darker −10%#021347
Darker −20%#010615
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#001E7C
Less saturated −25%#13286A

Channel breakdown

R3
G32
B121
Red3 (1.2%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue225.25°
Saturation (HSL)95.16%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 20 · B 79

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