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Recognised as Colour

#344FC6

  • #344FC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#344FC6 is a blue with RGB values 52, 79, 198 and HSL 229°, 58%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#344FC6#344FC6
HEX#344FC6
RGBrgb(52, 79, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3098, 0.7765
RGB percentages20.4%, 31%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(228.9, 58.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 73.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK73.7%, 60.1%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,428,294
CSS custom property--colour: #344FC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.82:1
Contrast with white6.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#CBB039

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.6Slate blue · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6AB34
Analogous#3498C6, #6234C6
Triadic#C6344F, #4FC634
Split complementary#C66234, #98C634
Tetradic#C63498, #C6AB34, #34C662

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D9F3
Lighter +30%#AAB6E9
Lighter +20%#8293DE
Lighter +10%#5970D4
Darker −10%#293F9E
Darker −20%#1F2F75
Darker −30%#141F4D
Darker −40%#0A0F24
More saturated +25%#153BE5
Less saturated −25%#5363A7

Channel breakdown

R52
G79
B198
Red52 (20.4%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue228.9°
Saturation (HSL)58.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 4F · B C6

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