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Recognised as Colour

#334AED

  • #334AED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#334AED is a blue with RGB values 51, 74, 237 and HSL 233°, 84%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#334AED#334AED
HEX#334AED
RGBrgb(51, 74, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.2902, 0.9294
RGB percentages20%, 29%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(232.6, 83.8%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.6, 78.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK78.5%, 68.8%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,361,517
CSS custom property--colour: #334AED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#CCB512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007896no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Medium blue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 28.9Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1Royal blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDD633
Analogous#33A7ED, #7933ED
Triadic#ED334A, #4AED33
Split complementary#ED7933, #A7ED33
Tetradic#ED33A7, #EDD633, #33ED79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF0FE
Lighter +30%#C0C7F9
Lighter +20%#919DF5
Lighter +10%#6274F1
Darker −10%#132CDA
Darker −20%#0F22AB
Darker −30%#0B197C
Darker −40%#07104D
More saturated +25%#213CFF
Less saturated −25%#4F5FD1

Channel breakdown

R51
G74
B237
Red51 (20%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue232.58°
Saturation (HSL)83.78%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 4A · B ED

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