Colour

#3450FF

#3450FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#3450FF is a blue with RGB values 52, 80, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3450FF#3450FF

HEX#3450FF

RGBrgb(52, 80, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3137, 1

RGB percentages20.4%, 31.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(231.7, 100%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 79.6%, 100%)

CMYK79.6%, 68.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,428,607

CSS custom property--colour: #3450FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13687WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#CBAF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0081A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23.6 Medium blue · ΔE 25.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.7 Dark violet · ΔE 31.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 32 Royal blue · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 23.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE334

Analogous#34B5FF, #7E34FF

Triadic#FF3450, #50FF34

Split complementary#FF7E34, #B5FF34

Tetradic#FF34B5, #FFE334, #34FF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#CDD4FF

Lighter +20%#9AA8FF

Lighter +10%#677CFF

Darker −10%#0124FF

Darker −20%#001CCD

Darker −30%#00159A

Darker −40%#000E67

More saturated +25%#3450FF

Less saturated −25%#4D62E6

Channel breakdown

R52

G80

B255

Red52 (20.4%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue231.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 50 · B FF

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