Recognised as Colour

#334EF5

#334EF5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#334EF5 is a blue with RGB values 51, 78, 245 and HSL 232°, 91%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#334EF5#334EF5

HEX#334EF5

RGBrgb(51, 78, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.3059, 0.9608

RGB percentages20%, 30.6%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(231.6, 90.7%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 79.2%, 96.1%)

CMYK79.2%, 68.2%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,362,549

CSS custom property--colour: #334EF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#CCB10A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6 Blue violet · ΔE 23.8 Medium blue · ΔE 26.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.3 Slate blue · ΔE 30.5 Royal blue · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F5DA33

Analogous#33AFF5, #7933F5

Triadic#F5334E, #4EF533

Split complementary#F57933, #AFF533

Tetradic#F533AF, #F5DA33, #33F579

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F7FF

Lighter +30%#C5CDFC

Lighter +20%#94A2FA

Lighter +10%#6478F7

Darker −10%#0B2AEA

Darker −20%#0922B9

Darker −30%#071988

Darker −40%#041058

More saturated +25%#2947FF

Less saturated −25%#4E61DA

Channel breakdown

R51

G78

B245

Red51 (20%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue231.65°

Saturation (HSL)90.65%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 33 · G 4E · B F5

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