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Recognised as Colour

#033885

  • #033885
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#033885 is a blue with RGB values 3, 56, 133 and HSL 216°, 96%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#033885#033885
HEX#033885
RGBrgb(3, 56, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2196, 0.5216
RGB percentages1.2%, 22%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(215.5, 95.6%, 26.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 97.7%, 52.2%)
CMYK97.7%, 57.9%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer211,077
CSS custom property--colour: #033885;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11:1
Contrast with white11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#FCC77A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004288no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003784no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004C58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.7Midnight blue · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.4Royal blue · ΔE 30.1Indigo · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#855003
Analogous#037985, #0F0385
Triadic#850338, #388503
Split complementary#850F03, #798503
Tetradic#850379, #855003, #03850F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#599BFB
Lighter +30%#277DFA
Lighter +20%#0562E9
Lighter +10%#044DB7
Darker −10%#022353
Darker −20%#010E21
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003788
Less saturated −25%#143B74

Channel breakdown

R3
G56
B133
Red3 (1.2%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue215.54°
Saturation (HSL)95.59%
Lightness26.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 38 · B 85

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