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#033468 Color

#033468 is rgb(3, 52, 104) in RGB, hsl(211, 94%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 50%, 0%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Midnight Blue (#003366), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#033468
HEX#033468
RGBrgb(3, 52, 104)
HSLhsl(211, 94%, 21%)
HSVhsv(211, 97%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 50%, 0%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(32.8% 0.103 254.7)
LABlab(21.29% 2.31 -35.41)
LCHlch(21.29% 35.48 273.74)

What #033468 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #033468, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#033468 Channel Values

How #033468 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 3 · G 52 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 211° · S 94% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 211° · S 97% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 50% · Y 0% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.39:1 vs white · 1.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #033468 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #033468

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #033468; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #033468

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #033468 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#033468
Protanopia#2F2F68
Protanomaly#243168
Deuteranopia#2A2A68
Deuteranomaly#202E68
Tritanopia#003E3E
Tritanomaly#003A52
Achromatopsia#343434

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Using #033468 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-033468: #033468;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #033468;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-033468': '#033468' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.012, green: 0.204, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_033468">#033468</color>
SVG fillfill="#033468"

More Blue Colors

#033468 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#033468 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #033468?

#033468 is a dark blue — rgb(3, 52, 104) in RGB and hsl(211, 94%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Midnight Blue (#003366), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.81.

What is the RGB value of #033468?

#033468 is rgb(3, 52, 104) — red 3, green 52, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #033468?

#033468 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 50%, 0%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #033468 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #033468 scores 12.39:1 against white and 1.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #033468 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #033468 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 22.35, which is visibly different.

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