Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#34394C

  • #34394C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#34394C is a blue with RGB values 52, 57, 76 and HSL 228°, 19%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#34394C#34394C
HEX#34394C
RGBrgb(52, 57, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2235, 0.298
RGB percentages20.4%, 22.4%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(227.5, 18.8%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 31.6%, 29.8%)
CMYK31.6%, 25%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,422,540
CSS custom property--colour: #34394C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#CBC6B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#333B4Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#32394Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2E3D3Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.5Dim grey · ΔE 23.8Black · ΔE 27.4Slate grey · ΔE 29.1Gray · ΔE 32Light slate grey · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4C4734
Analogous#34454C, #3B344C
Triadic#4C3439, #394C34
Split complementary#4C3B34, #454C34
Tetradic#4C3445, #4C4734, #344C3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#959CB7
Lighter +30%#7780A2
Lighter +20%#5D6689
Lighter +10%#49506A
Darker −10%#1F222E
Darker −20%#0B0C0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#24305C
Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R52
G57
B76
Red52 (20.4%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue227.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.75%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 39 · B 4C

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “34394c” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.