Recognised as Colour

#2734B8

#2734B8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2734B8 is a blue with RGB values 39, 52, 184 and HSL 235°, 65%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2734B8

RGBrgb(39, 52, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2039, 0.7216

RGB percentages15.3%, 20.4%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(234.6, 65%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.6, 78.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK78.8%, 71.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,569,400

CSS custom property--colour: #2734B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.25:1

Contrast with white9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#D8CB47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004EBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040B6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005A72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.7 Navy · ΔE 19 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Indigo · ΔE 21.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B8AB27

Analogous#277CB8, #6327B8

Triadic#B82734, #34B827

Split complementary#B86327, #7CB827

Tetradic#B8277D, #B8AB27, #27B863

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BBBFF0

Lighter +30%#9098E8

Lighter +20%#6671DF

Lighter +10%#3C4AD6

Darker −10%#1E288E

Darker −20%#151C64

Darker −30%#0C103A

Darker −40%#030410

More saturated +25%#0B1DD4

Less saturated −25%#434B9C

Channel breakdown

R39

G52

B184

Red39 (15.3%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue234.62°

Saturation (HSL)65.02%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 34 · B B8

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