Colour

#344A76

#344A76
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#344A76 is a blue with RGB values 52, 74, 118 and HSL 220°, 39%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#344A76#344A76

HEX#344A76

RGBrgb(52, 74, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2902, 0.4627

RGB percentages20.4%, 29%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(220, 38.8%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 55.9%, 46.3%)

CMYK55.9%, 37.3%, 0%, 53.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,426,934

CSS custom property--colour: #344A76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.8:1

Contrast with white8.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#CBB589

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#384E78no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#314875no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#11545Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 23.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1 Slate grey · ΔE 28.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4 Dim grey · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 23.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#766034

Analogous#346B76, #3F3476

Triadic#76344A, #4A7634

Split complementary#763F34, #6B7634

Tetradic#76346B, #766034, #34763F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A1B2D5

Lighter +30%#7D95C6

Lighter +20%#5A79B6

Lighter +10%#446099

Darker −10%#243453

Darker −20%#151E2F

Darker −30%#05070C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1F438B

Less saturated −25%#495161

Channel breakdown

R52

G74

B118

Red52 (20.4%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)38.82%

Lightness33.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 4A · B 76

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