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Colour

#34456D

  • #34456D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#34456D is a blue with RGB values 52, 69, 109 and HSL 222°, 35%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#34456D#34456D
HEX#34456D
RGBrgb(52, 69, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2706, 0.4275
RGB percentages20.4%, 27.1%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(222.1, 35.4%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 52.3%, 42.7%)
CMYK52.3%, 36.7%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,425,645
CSS custom property--colour: #34456D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0609WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#CBBA92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#36496Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F436Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#1B4E54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.8Slate grey · ΔE 28.6Dim grey · ΔE 29.9Light slate grey · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 25.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D5C34
Analogous#34616D, #40346D
Triadic#6D3445, #456D34
Split complementary#6D4034, #626D34
Tetradic#6D3461, #6D5C34, #346D3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9DACD0
Lighter +30%#7A8FC0
Lighter +20%#5872AF
Lighter +10%#445B90
Darker −10%#242F4A
Darker −20%#131928
Darker −30%#030305
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#203D81
Less saturated −25%#484D59

Channel breakdown

R52
G69
B109
Red52 (20.4%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue222.11°
Saturation (HSL)35.4%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 45 · B 6D

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