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Recognised as Colour

#340BBE

  • #340BBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#340BBE is a blue with RGB values 52, 11, 190 and HSL 254°, 89%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#340BBE#340BBE
HEX#340BBE
RGBrgb(52, 11, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.0431, 0.7451
RGB percentages20.4%, 4.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(253.7, 89.1%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.7, 94.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK72.6%, 94.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,410,878
CSS custom property--colour: #340BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#CBF441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0044C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0036BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Tritanopia#004E6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.5Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Dark blue · ΔE 20.4Dark violet · ΔE 22.5Navy · ΔE 25.5Dark orchid · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95BE0B
Analogous#0B3CBE, #8E0BBE
Triadic#BE340B, #0BBE34
Split complementary#BE8E0B, #3BBE0B
Tetradic#BE0B3B, #95BE0B, #0BBE8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B19CF9
Lighter +30%#8B6CF6
Lighter +20%#663BF4
Lighter +10%#410EEE
Darker −10%#27088E
Darker −20%#1A055E
Darker −30%#0C032D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E00C9
Less saturated −25%#4224A5

Channel breakdown

R52
G11
B190
Red52 (20.4%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue253.74°
Saturation (HSL)89.05%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 0B · B BE

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