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Recognised as Colour

#3449AD

  • #3449AD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3449AD is a blue with RGB values 52, 73, 173 and HSL 230°, 54%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3449AD#3449AD
HEX#3449AD
RGBrgb(52, 73, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2863, 0.6784
RGB percentages20.4%, 28.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(229.6, 53.8%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 69.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK69.9%, 57.8%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,426,733
CSS custom property--colour: #3449AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.77:1
Contrast with white7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#CBB652

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006274no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.5Royal blue · ΔE 15.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 19Midnight blue · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD9834
Analogous#3485AD, #5C34AD
Triadic#AD3449, #49AD34
Split complementary#AD5C34, #85AD34
Tetradic#AD3485, #AD9834, #34AD5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C8EC
Lighter +30%#9AA6E0
Lighter +20%#7283D5
Lighter +10%#4B61C9
Darker −10%#283886
Darker −20%#1C285F
Darker −30%#111737
Darker −40%#050710
More saturated +25%#1837C9
Less saturated −25%#505B91

Channel breakdown

R52
G73
B173
Red52 (20.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue229.59°
Saturation (HSL)53.78%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 49 · B AD

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