Colour

#34294D

#34294D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#34294D is a violet with RGB values 52, 41, 77 and HSL 258°, 31%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#34294D

RGBrgb(52, 41, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1608, 0.302

RGB percentages20.4%, 16.1%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(258.3, 30.5%, 23.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(258.3, 46.8%, 30.2%)

CMYK32.5%, 46.8%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,418,445

CSS custom property--colour: #34294D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.37:1

Contrast with white13.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#CBD6B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F2F4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#202F4Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2F2F37no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1 Black · ΔE 31.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 34.1 Dim grey · ΔE 35.3 Slate grey · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 27.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#424D29

Analogous#29304D, #46294D

Triadic#4D3429, #294D34

Split complementary#4D4629, #304D29

Tetradic#4D2930, #424D29, #294D46

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9684BE

Lighter +30%#7963AC

Lighter +20%#614C90

Lighter +10%#4A3B6E

Darker −10%#1E172C

Darker −20%#07060A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E1A5C

Less saturated −25%#3A383E

Channel breakdown

R52

G41

B77

Red52 (20.4%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue258.33°

Saturation (HSL)30.51%

Lightness23.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 29 · B 4D

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