Colour

#344AD2

#344AD2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#344AD2 is a blue with RGB values 52, 74, 210 and HSL 232°, 64%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#344AD2#344AD2

HEX#344AD2

RGBrgb(52, 74, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2902, 0.8235

RGB percentages20.4%, 29%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(231.6, 63.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 75.2%, 82.4%)

CMYK75.2%, 64.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,427,026

CSS custom property--colour: #344AD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.87:1

Contrast with white6.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#CBB52D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006E87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.5 Slate blue · ΔE 16.3 Royal blue · ΔE 17.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9 Dark blue · ΔE 26.5 Medium purple · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2BC34

Analogous#3499D2, #6D34D2

Triadic#D2344A, #4AD234

Split complementary#D26D34, #99D234

Tetradic#D23499, #D2BC34, #34D26D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBDFF7

Lighter +30%#B1BAEE

Lighter +20%#8794E5

Lighter +10%#5E6FDB

Darker −10%#2639AD

Darker −20%#1D2B83

Darker −30%#141D59

Darker −40%#0B102F

More saturated +25%#1534F1

Less saturated −25%#5360B3

Channel breakdown

R52

G74

B210

Red52 (20.4%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue231.65°

Saturation (HSL)63.71%

Lightness51.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 4A · B D2

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