Colour

#344BCF

#344BCF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#344BCF is a blue with RGB values 52, 75, 207 and HSL 231°, 62%, 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 Slate blue.

Colour values

#344BCF#344BCF

HEX#344BCF

RGBrgb(52, 75, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2941, 0.8118

RGB percentages20.4%, 29.4%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(231.1, 61.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 74.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK74.9%, 63.8%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,427,279

CSS custom property--colour: #344BCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#CBB430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0062D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0053CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006E86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 14.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.2 Royal blue · ΔE 15.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.6 Medium purple · ΔE 26.4 Dark blue · ΔE 27.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CFB834

Analogous#3498CF, #6B34CF

Triadic#CF344B, #4BCF34

Split complementary#CF6B34, #98CF34

Tetradic#CF3498, #CFB834, #34CF6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9DDF6

Lighter +30%#B0B9EC

Lighter +20%#8694E3

Lighter +10%#5D70D9

Darker −10%#283BA8

Darker −20%#1E2C7F

Darker −30%#141E56

Darker −40%#0B102C

More saturated +25%#1535EE

Less saturated −25%#5361B0

Channel breakdown

R52

G75

B207

Red52 (20.4%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue231.1°

Saturation (HSL)61.75%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 4B · B CF

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