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Colour

#3449BD

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

#3449BD is a blue with RGB values 52, 73, 189 and HSL 231°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3449BD#3449BD
HEX#3449BD
RGBrgb(52, 73, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2863, 0.7412
RGB percentages20.4%, 28.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(230.8, 56.8%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.8, 72.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK72.5%, 61.4%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,426,749
CSS custom property--colour: #3449BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#CBB642

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00677Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.3Royal blue · ΔE 13Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA834
Analogous#348DBD, #6434BD
Triadic#BD3449, #49BD34
Split complementary#BD6434, #8DBD34
Tetradic#BD348D, #BDA834, #34BD64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD2F1
Lighter +30%#A4AEE6
Lighter +20%#7C8BDB
Lighter +10%#5467D0
Darker −10%#293A95
Darker −20%#1E2A6D
Darker −30%#131B45
Darker −40%#080B1D
More saturated +25%#1634DB
Less saturated −25%#525E9F

Channel breakdown

R52
G73
B189
Red52 (20.4%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue230.8°
Saturation (HSL)56.85%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 49 · B BD

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