Colour

#343C50

#343C50
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#343C50 is a blue with RGB values 52, 60, 80 and HSL 223°, 21%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#343C50#343C50

HEX#343C50

RGBrgb(52, 60, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2353, 0.3137

RGB percentages20.4%, 23.5%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(222.9, 21.2%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 35%, 31.4%)

CMYK35%, 25%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,423,312

CSS custom property--colour: #343C50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness60.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.01:1

Contrast with white11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#CBC3AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#363E51no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#333B50no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2C4043no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.9 Dim grey · ΔE 23.3 Slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Black · ΔE 28.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.9 Gray · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#504834

Analogous#344A50, #3A3450

Triadic#50343C, #3C5034

Split complementary#503A34, #4A5034

Tetradic#50344A, #504834, #34503A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#96A0BA

Lighter +30%#7784A6

Lighter +20%#5C6A8E

Lighter +10%#48536F

Darker −10%#202531

Darker −20%#0C0E12

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#233561

Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R52

G60

B80

Red52 (20.4%)

Green60 (23.5%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue222.86°

Saturation (HSL)21.21%

Lightness25.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 3C · B 50

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Colour values

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