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Recognised as Colour

#334BDE

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

#334BDE is a blue with RGB values 51, 75, 222 and HSL 232°, 72%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#334BDE#334BDE
HEX#334BDE
RGBrgb(51, 75, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.2941, 0.8706
RGB percentages20%, 29.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(231.6, 72.2%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 77%, 87.1%)
CMYK77%, 66.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,361,758
CSS custom property--colour: #334BDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#CCB421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00738Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Dark blue · ΔE 27.4Blue violet · ΔE 27.6Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC633
Analogous#33A1DE, #7033DE
Triadic#DE334B, #4BDE33
Split complementary#DE7033, #A1DE33
Tetradic#DE33A1, #DEC633, #33DE71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E6FA
Lighter +30%#B7BFF3
Lighter +20%#8B98EC
Lighter +10%#5F72E5
Darker −10%#1F35BF
Darker −20%#182993
Darker −30%#111D67
Darker −40%#0A113B
More saturated +25%#1536FC
Less saturated −25%#5160C0

Channel breakdown

R51
G75
B222
Red51 (20%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue231.58°
Saturation (HSL)72.15%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 4B · B DE

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