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Recognised as Colour

#344BDE

  • #344BDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#344BDE is a blue with RGB values 52, 75, 222 and HSL 232°, 72%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#344BDE#344BDE
HEX#344BDE
RGBrgb(52, 75, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2941, 0.8706
RGB percentages20.4%, 29.4%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(231.9, 72%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 76.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK76.6%, 66.2%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,427,294
CSS custom property--colour: #344BDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#CBB421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00738Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Dark blue · ΔE 27.4Blue violet · ΔE 27.5Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEC734
Analogous#34A0DE, #7234DE
Triadic#DE344B, #4BDE34
Split complementary#DE7234, #A0DE34
Tetradic#DE34A0, #DEC734, #34DE72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3E7FB
Lighter +30%#B8C0F3
Lighter +20%#8C99EC
Lighter +10%#6072E5
Darker −10%#1F35C0
Darker −20%#182994
Darker −30%#111D68
Darker −40%#0A113C
More saturated +25%#1635FC
Less saturated −25%#5261C1

Channel breakdown

R52
G75
B222
Red52 (20.4%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue231.88°
Saturation (HSL)72.03%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 4B · B DE

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