#03169c Color Information

#03169c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #03169c. In RGB, it consists of 1.2% Red, 8.6% Green, and 61.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 98.1% Cyan, 85.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 38.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 232.5°, with saturation of 96.2% and lightness of 31.2%. The decimal value for #03169c is 202396, and its nearest "web safe" color is #000099. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #03169c is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#03169c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color3, 22, 156 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color1.2%, 8.6%, 61.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.988, 0.914, 0.388 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.981, 0.859, 0, 0.388 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color232.5°, 96.2%, 31.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color232.5°, 98.1%, 61.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color6.325, 2.994, 31.697 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color3, 20, 156 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code202396 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color20.018, 47.370, -70.451 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)20.018, 84.896, 303.916 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color20.018, -6.486, -73.960 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color17.302, 34.978, -96.508 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.154, 0.073, 2.994 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4278392476 / 0xff03169c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#000099 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #03169c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #03169c, its pure hue is 232.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.2%, and its lightness is 31.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #03169c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #000314 to #031389.

Tints of #03169c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #03169c, its pure hue is 232.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.2%, and its lightness is 31.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #03169c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #2333a8 to #e0e2f3.

Tones of #03169c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #03169c, its pure hue is 232.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 96.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #03169c, which range from #505050 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00149f (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #03169c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #03169c! For #03169c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #03169c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #03169c

This color, #03169c, consists of 1.2% Red, 8.6% Green, and 61.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 3, Green = 22, Blue = 156. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #03169c is 98.1% Cyan, 85.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 38.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R1.2%
C98.1%
G8.6%
M85.9%
B61.2%
Y0.0%
K38.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 3 22 156
Octal 3 26 234
Hexa #03 #16 #9c
Binary 00000011 00010110 10011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 98 85 0 38
Octal 142 125 0 46
Hexa #62 #55 #00 #26
Binary 01100010 01010101 00000000 00100110

Analogous Colors of #03169c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #03169c — which has hue 232.5° — its analogous colors are located at 202.5° and 262.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #03169c.

Triadic Colors of #03169c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #03169c — which has hue 232.5° — its triadic colors are located at 112.5° and 352.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #03169c.

Complementary Color of #03169c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #03169c — which has hue 232.5° — its complementary color is located at 52.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #03169c.

Split Complementary Colors of #03169c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #03169c — which has hue 232.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 22.5° and 232.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #03169c.

Tetradic Colors of #03169c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #03169c — which has hue 232.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 142.5°, 232.5°, 322.5°, and 52.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #03169c.

Monochromatic Colors of #03169c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #03169c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #020c4d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #021fec (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #03169c

We want to make getting started with #03169c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #03169c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #03169c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #03169c with other HTML elements.

#03169c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #03169c.
<span style="color: #03169c;">The color of this text is #03169c.</span>

#03169c Background Color

The background color for this text is #03169c.
<div style="background-color: #03169c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #03169c.</div>

#03169c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #03169c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #03169c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #03169c.</span>

#03169c Border Color

This is a div with border color #03169c.
<div style="border: #03169c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #03169c.</div>

#03169c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #03169c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #03169c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #03169c on a white background.</div></div>

#03169c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #03169c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #03169c; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #03169c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #03169c to White

This is a gradient from #03169c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#03169c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#03169c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#03169c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#03169c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #03169c to white.</div>

Gradient from #03169c to Black

This is a gradient from #03169c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#03169c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#03169c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#03169c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#03169c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #03169c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #03169c

In addition to using #03169c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #03169c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #03169c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 3, Green = 22, Blue = 156). If you need details about the color coordinates of #03169c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #03169c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(3, 22, 156)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #03169c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #03169c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #03169c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(3, 22, 156);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#03169c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:3, green:22, blue:156, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:3 green:22 blue:156 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(3f, 22f, 156f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(3, 22, 156);
 

#03169c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #03169c the same way. For those with color blindness, #03169c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #03169c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #03169c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #03169c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #03169c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #03169c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 13.1:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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