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Colour

#34268B

  • #34268B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#34268B is a blue with RGB values 52, 38, 139 and HSL 248°, 57%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#34268B#34268B
HEX#34268B
RGBrgb(52, 38, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.149, 0.5451
RGB percentages20.4%, 14.9%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(248.3, 57.1%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.3, 72.7%, 54.5%)
CMYK62.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,417,739
CSS custom property--colour: #34268B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#CBD974

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003C8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003489no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004156no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.1Indigo · ΔE 15.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Navy · ΔE 18.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D8B26
Analogous#264B8B, #66268B
Triadic#8B3426, #268B34
Split complementary#8B6626, #4B8B26
Tetradic#8B264B, #7D8B26, #268B66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A49AE3
Lighter +30%#8072D8
Lighter +20%#5C4ACD
Lighter +10%#4331B3
Darker −10%#251B63
Darker −20%#16103B
Darker −30%#070513
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2410A1
Less saturated −25%#443C75

Channel breakdown

R52
G38
B139
Red52 (20.4%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue248.32°
Saturation (HSL)57.06%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 26 · B 8B

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