Recognised as Colour

#334EC2

#334EC2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#334EC2 is a blue with RGB values 51, 78, 194 and HSL 229°, 58%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#334EC2

RGBrgb(51, 78, 194)

RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.3059, 0.7608

RGB percentages20%, 30.6%, 76.1%

HSLhsl(228.7, 58.4%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 73.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK73.7%, 59.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,362,498

CSS custom property--colour: #334EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#CCB13D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006B80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.9 Slate blue · ΔE 10.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C2A733

Analogous#3396C2, #5F33C2

Triadic#C2334E, #4EC233

Split complementary#C25F33, #96C233

Tetradic#C23396, #C2A733, #33C25F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFD5F2

Lighter +30%#A6B3E8

Lighter +20%#7E90DD

Lighter +10%#566DD2

Darker −10%#283E9A

Darker −20%#1E2E71

Darker −30%#131D49

Darker −40%#090D20

More saturated +25%#143BE1

Less saturated −25%#5261A3

Channel breakdown

R51

G78

B194

Red51 (20%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue194 (76.1%)

Hue228.67°

Saturation (HSL)58.37%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 33 · G 4E · B C2

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