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Recognised as Colour

#34487E

  • #34487E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#34487E is a blue with RGB values 52, 72, 126 and HSL 224°, 42%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#34487E#34487E
HEX#34487E
RGBrgb(52, 72, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2824, 0.4941
RGB percentages20.4%, 28.2%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(223.8, 41.6%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 58.7%, 49.4%)
CMYK58.7%, 42.9%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,426,430
CSS custom property--colour: #34487E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#CBB781

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#314E80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#28477Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#03545Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Midnight blue · ΔE 31.7Slate grey · ΔE 33.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.5Light slate grey · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E6A34
Analogous#346D7E, #45347E
Triadic#7E3448, #487E34
Split complementary#7E4534, #6D7E34
Tetradic#7E346D, #7E6A34, #347E45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4B3DA
Lighter +30%#8094CB
Lighter +20%#5C76BC
Lighter +10%#435DA2
Darker −10%#25335A
Darker −20%#161F36
Darker −30%#070A12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E3E94
Less saturated −25%#4A5268

Channel breakdown

R52
G72
B126
Red52 (20.4%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue223.78°
Saturation (HSL)41.57%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 48 · B 7E

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