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Recognised as Colour

#340EE3

  • #340EE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#340EE3 is a blue with RGB values 52, 14, 227 and HSL 251°, 88%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#340EE3#340EE3
HEX#340EE3
RGBrgb(52, 14, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.0549, 0.8902
RGB percentages20.4%, 5.5%, 89%
HSLhsl(250.7, 88.4%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 93.8%, 89%)
CMYK77.1%, 93.8%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,411,683
CSS custom property--colour: #340EE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.06:1
Contrast with white9.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#CBF11C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005F86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.5Blue · ΔE 15.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Dark violet · ΔE 26.1Dark blue · ΔE 36.5Dark orchid · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDE30E
Analogous#0E53E3, #9E0EE3
Triadic#E3340E, #0EE334
Split complementary#E39F0E, #52E30E
Tetradic#E30E53, #BDE30E, #0EE39E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC2FB
Lighter +30%#A492F8
Lighter +20%#7C62F5
Lighter +10%#5432F2
Darker −10%#290BB3
Darker −20%#1E0883
Darker −30%#130553
Darker −40%#080223
More saturated +25%#2B00F1
Less saturated −25%#472CC5

Channel breakdown

R52
G14
B227
Red52 (20.4%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue250.7°
Saturation (HSL)88.38%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 0E · B E3

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