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Recognised as Colour

#34529D

  • #34529D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#34529D is a blue with RGB values 52, 82, 157 and HSL 223°, 50%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#34529D#34529D
HEX#34529D
RGBrgb(52, 82, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3216, 0.6157
RGB percentages20.4%, 32.2%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(222.9, 50.2%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 66.9%, 61.6%)
CMYK66.9%, 47.8%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,429,021
CSS custom property--colour: #34529D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#CBAD62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C5BA0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#17519Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006370no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5Royal blue · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.3Midnight blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9D7F34
Analogous#34869D, #4B349D
Triadic#9D3452, #529D34
Split complementary#9D4B34, #869D34
Tetradic#9D3486, #9D7F34, #349D4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6C4E7
Lighter +30%#90A5DA
Lighter +20%#6A86CD
Lighter +10%#4367C1
Darker −10%#273E77
Darker −20%#1B2A50
Darker −30%#0E162A
Darker −40%#010204
More saturated +25%#1A47B7
Less saturated −25%#4E5D83

Channel breakdown

R52
G82
B157
Red52 (20.4%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)50.24%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 52 · B 9D

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