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Recognised as Colour

#344BC2

  • #344BC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#344BC2 is a blue with RGB values 52, 75, 194 and HSL 230°, 58%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#344BC2#344BC2
HEX#344BC2
RGBrgb(52, 75, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2941, 0.7608
RGB percentages20.4%, 29.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(230.3, 57.7%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 73.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK73.2%, 61.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,427,266
CSS custom property--colour: #344BC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.16:1
Contrast with white7.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#CBB43D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00697Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 11.3Royal blue · ΔE 12.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.9Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2AB34
Analogous#3492C2, #6434C2
Triadic#C2344B, #4BC234
Split complementary#C26434, #92C234
Tetradic#C23492, #C2AB34, #34C264

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0D5F2
Lighter +30%#A7B2E8
Lighter +20%#7F8EDD
Lighter +10%#576BD2
Darker −10%#293B9A
Darker −20%#1E2C72
Darker −30%#141C49
Darker −40%#090D21
More saturated +25%#1536E1
Less saturated −25%#5360A3

Channel breakdown

R52
G75
B194
Red52 (20.4%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue230.28°
Saturation (HSL)57.72%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 4B · B C2

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