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Recognised as Colour

#035990

  • #035990
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#035990 is a blue with RGB values 3, 89, 144 and HSL 203°, 96%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#035990#035990
HEX#035990
RGBrgb(3, 89, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.349, 0.5647
RGB percentages1.2%, 34.9%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(203.4, 95.9%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.4, 97.9%, 56.5%)
CMYK97.9%, 38.2%, 0%, 43.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer219,536
CSS custom property--colour: #035990;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#FCA66F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E5C92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A508Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00666Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3Slate grey · ΔE 30.8Light slate grey · ΔE 32.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#903A03
Analogous#039080, #031390
Triadic#900359, #599003
Split complementary#900313, #908103
Tetradic#800390, #903A03, #129003

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#63C0FC
Lighter +30%#31ACFB
Lighter +20%#0597F4
Lighter +10%#0478C2
Darker −10%#023A5E
Darker −20%#011B2C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005A93
Less saturated −25%#15557E

Channel breakdown

R3
G89
B144
Red3 (1.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue203.4°
Saturation (HSL)95.92%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 59 · B 90

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