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Recognised as Colour

#344FAF

  • #344FAF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#344FAF is a blue with RGB values 52, 79, 175 and HSL 227°, 54%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#344FAF#344FAF
HEX#344FAF
RGBrgb(52, 79, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3098, 0.6863
RGB percentages20.4%, 31%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(226.8, 54.2%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.8, 70.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK70.3%, 54.9%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,428,271
CSS custom property--colour: #344FAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#CBB050

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006677no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.9Royal blue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 16Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.5Midnight blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF9434
Analogous#348DAF, #5634AF
Triadic#AF344F, #4FAF34
Split complementary#AF5634, #8DAF34
Tetradic#AF348D, #AF9434, #34AF56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2CBED
Lighter +30%#9BAAE1
Lighter +20%#7389D6
Lighter +10%#4C68CA
Darker −10%#283D88
Darker −20%#1D2C60
Darker −30%#111A39
Darker −40%#050812
More saturated +25%#183FCB
Less saturated −25%#505F93

Channel breakdown

R52
G79
B175
Red52 (20.4%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue226.83°
Saturation (HSL)54.19%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 4F · B AF

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