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Recognised as Colour

#3346B0

  • #3346B0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3346B0 is a blue with RGB values 51, 70, 176 and HSL 231°, 55%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3346B0#3346B0
HEX#3346B0
RGBrgb(51, 70, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.2745, 0.6902
RGB percentages20%, 27.5%, 69%
HSLhsl(230.9, 55.1%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 71%, 69%)
CMYK71%, 60.2%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,360,432
CSS custom property--colour: #3346B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#CCB94F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006174no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12.9Royal blue · ΔE 15.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 18Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B09D33
Analogous#3385B0, #5E33B0
Triadic#B03346, #46B033
Split complementary#B05E33, #85B033
Tetradic#B03385, #B09D33, #33B05E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2C8ED
Lighter +30%#9AA5E2
Lighter +20%#7382D6
Lighter +10%#4B5FCB
Darker −10%#283688
Darker −20%#1C2761
Darker −30%#111739
Darker −40%#050712
More saturated +25%#1732CC
Less saturated −25%#4F5A94

Channel breakdown

R51
G70
B176
Red51 (20%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue230.88°
Saturation (HSL)55.07%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 46 · B B0

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