Colour

#34363E

#34363E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#34363E is a blue with RGB values 52, 54, 62 and HSL 228°, 9%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#34363E

RGBrgb(52, 54, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2118, 0.2431

RGB percentages20.4%, 21.2%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(228, 8.8%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 16.1%, 24.3%)

CMYK16.1%, 12.9%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,421,758

CSS custom property--colour: #34363E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.05:1

Contrast with white12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#CBC9C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#34373Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#33363Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#323739no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.5 Dim grey · ΔE 22.4 Black · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 30.8 Gray · ΔE 31.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3E3C34

Analogous#343B3E, #37343E

Triadic#3E3436, #363E34

Split complementary#3E3734, #3B3E34

Tetradic#3E343B, #3E3C34, #343E37

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#979AA7

Lighter +30%#7B7F90

Lighter +20%#636675

Lighter +10%#4B4E5A

Darker −10%#1D1E22

Darker −20%#050607

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#262D4C

Less saturated −25%#393939

Channel breakdown

R52

G54

B62

Red52 (20.4%)

Green54 (21.2%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)8.77%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 36 · B 3E

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