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Recognised as Colour

#344ACC

  • #344ACC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#344ACC is a blue with RGB values 52, 74, 204 and HSL 231°, 60%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#344ACC#344ACC
HEX#344ACC
RGBrgb(52, 74, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2902, 0.8
RGB percentages20.4%, 29%, 80%
HSLhsl(231.3, 59.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 74.5%, 80%)
CMYK74.5%, 63.7%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,427,020
CSS custom property--colour: #344ACC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.01:1
Contrast with white7.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#CBB533

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14Royal blue · ΔE 15.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.8Medium purple · ΔE 26Dark blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB634
Analogous#3496CC, #6A34CC
Triadic#CC344A, #4ACC34
Split complementary#CC6A34, #96CC34
Tetradic#CC3496, #CCB634, #34CC6A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7DBF5
Lighter +30%#AEB7EB
Lighter +20%#8693E0
Lighter +10%#5D6ED6
Darker −10%#293BA4
Darker −20%#1F2C7B
Darker −30%#151E52
Darker −40%#0A0F2A
More saturated +25%#1433EC
Less saturated −25%#5461AC

Channel breakdown

R52
G74
B204
Red52 (20.4%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue231.32°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 4A · B CC

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