Recognised as Colour

#3451BC

#3451BC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3451BC is a blue with RGB values 52, 81, 188 and HSL 227°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3451BC#3451BC

HEX#3451BC

RGBrgb(52, 81, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3176, 0.7373

RGB percentages20.4%, 31.8%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(227.2, 56.7%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.2, 72.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK72.3%, 56.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,428,796

CSS custom property--colour: #3451BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.89:1

Contrast with white6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#535353

Inverted#CBAE43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006B7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.2 Slate blue · ΔE 12 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21 Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 21.8

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BC9F34

Analogous#3495BC, #5B34BC

Triadic#BC3451, #51BC34

Split complementary#BC5B34, #95BC34

Tetradic#BC3495, #BC9F34, #34BC5B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBD3F1

Lighter +30%#A3B1E6

Lighter +20%#7B90DB

Lighter +10%#536ED0

Darker −10%#294094

Darker −20%#1E2F6C

Darker −30%#131D44

Darker −40%#080C1C

More saturated +25%#1640DA

Less saturated −25%#52629E

Channel breakdown

R52

G81

B188

Red52 (20.4%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue227.21°

Saturation (HSL)56.67%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 51 · B BC

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