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Recognised as Colour

#34517D

  • #34517D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#34517D is a blue with RGB values 52, 81, 125 and HSL 216°, 41%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#34517D#34517D
HEX#34517D
RGBrgb(52, 81, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3176, 0.4902
RGB percentages20.4%, 31.8%, 49%
HSLhsl(216.2, 41.2%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 58.4%, 49%)
CMYK58.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,428,733
CSS custom property--colour: #34517D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#CBAE82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F547Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#364D7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005B61no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.9Dim grey · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D6034
Analogous#34767D, #3B347D
Triadic#7D3451, #517D34
Split complementary#7D3B34, #767D34
Tetradic#7D3476, #7D6034, #347D3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A4B9D9
Lighter +30%#809DCA
Lighter +20%#5C82BB
Lighter +10%#4368A1
Darker −10%#253A59
Darker −20%#162235
Darker −30%#070B11
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E4C93
Less saturated −25%#4A5667

Channel breakdown

R52
G81
B125
Red52 (20.4%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue216.16°
Saturation (HSL)41.24%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 51 · B 7D

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