Colour

#344CFF

#344CFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#344CFF is a blue with RGB values 52, 76, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#344CFF#344CFF

HEX#344CFF

RGBrgb(52, 76, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.298, 1

RGB percentages20.4%, 29.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(232.9, 100%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 79.6%, 100%)

CMYK79.6%, 70.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,427,583

CSS custom property--colour: #344CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1

Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#CBB300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 22.7 Medium blue · ΔE 22.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29 Dark violet · ΔE 30.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.3 Blue · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 22.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE734

Analogous#34B1FF, #8234FF

Triadic#FF344C, #4CFF34

Split complementary#FF8234, #B1FF34

Tetradic#FF34B1, #FFE734, #34FF82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#CDD3FF

Lighter +20%#9AA6FF

Lighter +10%#6779FF

Darker −10%#011FFF

Darker −20%#0018CD

Darker −30%#00129A

Darker −40%#000C67

More saturated +25%#344CFF

Less saturated −25%#4D5FE6

Channel breakdown

R52

G76

B255

Red52 (20.4%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue232.91°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 4C · B FF

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