Recognised as Colour

#34298D

#34298D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#34298D is a blue with RGB values 52, 41, 141 and HSL 247°, 55%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#34298D

RGBrgb(52, 41, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1608, 0.5529

RGB percentages20.4%, 16.1%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(246.6, 54.9%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.6, 70.9%, 55.3%)

CMYK63.1%, 70.9%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,418,509

CSS custom property--colour: #34298D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.36:1

Contrast with white11.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#CBD672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#003E90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#00368Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Tritanopia#004457no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 16.3 Indigo · ΔE 16.8 Navy · ΔE 19.9 Slate blue · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#828D29

Analogous#29508D, #66298D

Triadic#8D3429, #298D34

Split complementary#8D6629, #508D29

Tetradic#8D2950, #828D29, #298D66

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A69FE3

Lighter +30%#8277D8

Lighter +20%#5E50CC

Lighter +10%#4334B5

Darker −10%#251E65

Darker −20%#17123E

Darker −30%#080716

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2212A4

Less saturated −25%#464076

Channel breakdown

R52

G41

B141

Red52 (20.4%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue246.6°

Saturation (HSL)54.95%

Lightness35.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 29 · B 8D

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