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Recognised as Colour

#34497E

  • #34497E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#34497E is a blue with RGB values 52, 73, 126 and HSL 223°, 42%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#34497E#34497E
HEX#34497E
RGBrgb(52, 73, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2863, 0.4941
RGB percentages20.4%, 28.6%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(223, 41.6%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 58.7%, 49.4%)
CMYK58.7%, 42.1%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,426,686
CSS custom property--colour: #34497E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#CBB681

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#334E80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#29487Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#02555Dno 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 text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Slate grey · ΔE 32.4Midnight blue · ΔE 32.6Light slate grey · ΔE 34.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E6934
Analogous#346E7E, #44347E
Triadic#7E3449, #497E34
Split complementary#7E4434, #6E7E34
Tetradic#7E346E, #7E6934, #347E44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4B3DA
Lighter +30%#8095CB
Lighter +20%#5C77BC
Lighter +10%#435EA2
Darker −10%#25345A
Darker −20%#161F36
Darker −30%#070A12
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E3F94
Less saturated −25%#4A5368

Channel breakdown

R52
G73
B126
Red52 (20.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue222.97°
Saturation (HSL)41.57%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 49 · B 7E

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