Recognised as Colour

#34218C

#34218C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#34218C is a blue with RGB values 52, 33, 140 and HSL 251°, 62%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#34218C#34218C

HEX#34218C

RGBrgb(52, 33, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1294, 0.549

RGB percentages20.4%, 12.9%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(250.7, 61.8%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 76.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK62.9%, 76.4%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,416,460

CSS custom property--colour: #34218C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03711WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.05:1

Contrast with white12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#CBDE73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003A8Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#00328Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#003F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 12.3 Indigo · ΔE 12.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.9 Navy · ΔE 15.2 Dark blue · ΔE 18.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#798C21

Analogous#21448C, #69218C

Triadic#8C3421, #218C34

Split complementary#8C6921, #448C21

Tetradic#8C2144, #798C21, #218C69

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A293E6

Lighter +30%#7E6ADC

Lighter +20%#5B41D2

Lighter +10%#432BB5

Darker −10%#251763

Darker −20%#150E39

Darker −30%#060410

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#260BA2

Less saturated −25%#423776

Channel breakdown

R52

G33

B140

Red52 (20.4%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue250.65°

Saturation (HSL)61.85%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 21 · B 8C

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