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Colour

#3421BE

  • #3421BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3421BE is a blue with RGB values 52, 33, 190 and HSL 247°, 70%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3421BE#3421BE
HEX#3421BE
RGBrgb(52, 33, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1294, 0.7451
RGB percentages20.4%, 12.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(247.3, 70.4%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.3, 82.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK72.6%, 82.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,416,510
CSS custom property--colour: #3421BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#CBDE41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0049C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 16.6Medium blue · ΔE 19.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Navy · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1Dark violet · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABBE21
Analogous#215CBE, #8221BE
Triadic#BE3421, #21BE34
Split complementary#BE8321, #5DBE21
Tetradic#BE215D, #ABBE21, #21BE83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFB8F3
Lighter +30%#988DEB
Lighter +20%#7161E4
Lighter +10%#4A36DC
Darker −10%#281993
Darker −20%#1C1267
Darker −30%#100A3C
Darker −40%#040310
More saturated +25%#1F05DA
Less saturated −25%#493DA2

Channel breakdown

R52
G33
B190
Red52 (20.4%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue247.26°
Saturation (HSL)70.4%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 21 · B BE

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