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Recognised as Colour

#343BE0

  • #343BE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#343BE0 is a blue with RGB values 52, 59, 224 and HSL 238°, 74%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#343BE0#343BE0
HEX#343BE0
RGBrgb(52, 59, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2314, 0.8784
RGB percentages20.4%, 23.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(237.6, 73.5%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.6, 76.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK76.8%, 73.7%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,423,200
CSS custom property--colour: #343BE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#CBC41F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Medium blue · ΔE 20.3Dark blue · ΔE 26.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5Dark violet · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 20.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0D934
Analogous#3491E0, #8334E0
Triadic#E0343B, #3BE034
Split complementary#E08334, #91E034
Tetradic#E03491, #E0D934, #34E083

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E6FB
Lighter +30%#B9BBF4
Lighter +20%#8C90EE
Lighter +10%#6066E7
Darker −10%#1E25C3
Darker −20%#171C97
Darker −30%#10146B
Darker −40%#0A0C3E
More saturated +25%#1720FD
Less saturated −25%#5156C3

Channel breakdown

R52
G59
B224
Red52 (20.4%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue237.56°
Saturation (HSL)73.5%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 3B · B E0

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