Recognised as Colour

#34247C

#34247C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#34247C is a blue with RGB values 52, 36, 124 and HSL 251°, 55%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#34247C#34247C

HEX#34247C

RGBrgb(52, 36, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1412, 0.4863

RGB percentages20.4%, 14.1%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(250.9, 55%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 71%, 48.6%)

CMYK58.1%, 71%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,417,212

CSS custom property--colour: #34247C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness57.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.43:1

Contrast with white12.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#CBDB83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00377Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#00317Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#113B4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 6.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 15 Indigo · ΔE 19.8 Navy · ΔE 24.3 Slate blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 6.34, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C7C24

Analogous#24407C, #60247C

Triadic#7C3424, #247C34

Split complementary#7C6024, #407C24

Tetradic#7C2440, #6C7C24, #247C60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9C8EDE

Lighter +30%#7A66D3

Lighter +20%#583FC7

Lighter +10%#452FA4

Darker −10%#231954

Darker −20%#130D2D

Darker −30%#020205

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#271090

Less saturated −25%#413868

Channel breakdown

R52

G36

B124

Red52 (20.4%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue250.91°

Saturation (HSL)55%

Lightness31.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 24 · B 7C

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