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Colour

#032872

  • #032872
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#032872 is a blue with RGB values 3, 40, 114 and HSL 220°, 95%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#032872#032872
HEX#032872
RGBrgb(3, 40, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.1569, 0.4471
RGB percentages1.2%, 15.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(220, 94.9%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 97.4%, 44.7%)
CMYK97.4%, 64.9%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer206,962
CSS custom property--colour: #032872;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#FCD78D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003374no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#002971no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003C49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.4Indigo · ΔE 32.1Slate blue · ΔE 32.9Navy · ΔE 33.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#724D03
Analogous#036072, #160372
Triadic#720328, #287203
Split complementary#721603, #5F7203
Tetradic#72035F, #724D03, #037215

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#4783FA
Lighter +30%#1561F9
Lighter +20%#064BD5
Lighter +10%#0439A4
Darker −10%#021740
Darker −20%#00050F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#002775
Less saturated −25%#122D63

Channel breakdown

R3
G40
B114
Red3 (1.2%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)94.87%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 28 · B 72

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