Colour

#34498B

#34498B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#34498B is a blue with RGB values 52, 73, 139 and HSL 226°, 46%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#34498B

RGBrgb(52, 73, 139)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2863, 0.5451

RGB percentages20.4%, 28.6%, 54.5%

HSLhsl(225.5, 45.5%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 62.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK62.6%, 47.5%, 0%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,426,699

CSS custom property--colour: #34498B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.5:1

Contrast with white8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#CBB674

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#29518Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1B498Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005863no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 26.7 Steel blue · ΔE 27.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.3 Slate blue · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8B7634

Analogous#34748B, #4B348B

Triadic#8B3449, #498B34

Split complementary#8B4B34, #758B34

Tetradic#8B3474, #8B7634, #348B4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ABB8E0

Lighter +30%#8698D2

Lighter +20%#6179C4

Lighter +10%#425CB0

Darker −10%#263666

Darker −20%#182241

Darker −30%#0A0F1C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1C3DA3

Less saturated −25%#4C5573

Channel breakdown

R52

G73

B139

Red52 (20.4%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue139 (54.5%)

Hue225.52°

Saturation (HSL)45.55%

Lightness37.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 49 · B 8B

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Colour values

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