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Recognised as Colour

#344A6C

  • #344A6C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#344A6C is a blue with RGB values 52, 74, 108 and HSL 216°, 35%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#344A6C#344A6C
HEX#344A6C
RGBrgb(52, 74, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2902, 0.4235
RGB percentages20.4%, 29%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(216.4, 35%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 51.9%, 42.4%)
CMYK51.9%, 31.5%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,426,924
CSS custom property--colour: #344A6C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#CBB593

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D4C6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#36476Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#1B5156no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Slate grey · ΔE 25Dim grey · ΔE 26.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C5634
Analogous#34666C, #3A346C
Triadic#6C344A, #4A6C34
Split complementary#6C3A34, #666C34
Tetradic#6C3466, #6C5634, #346C3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9CB1D0
Lighter +30%#7A95BF
Lighter +20%#587AAE
Lighter +10%#45628E
Darker −10%#23324A
Darker −20%#131B27
Darker −30%#020305
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#204680
Less saturated −25%#484E58

Channel breakdown

R52
G74
B108
Red52 (20.4%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue216.43°
Saturation (HSL)35%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 4A · B 6C

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