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Recognised as Colour

#3452BD

  • #3452BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3452BD is a blue with RGB values 52, 82, 189 and HSL 227°, 57%, 47%. 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

#3452BD#3452BD
HEX#3452BD
RGBrgb(52, 82, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3216, 0.7412
RGB percentages20.4%, 32.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(226.9, 56.8%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 72.5%, 74.1%)
CMYK72.5%, 56.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,429,053
CSS custom property--colour: #3452BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#CBAD42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006C7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.8Slate blue · ΔE 12Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9F34
Analogous#3496BD, #5A34BD
Triadic#BD3452, #52BD34
Split complementary#BD5A34, #96BD34
Tetradic#BD3496, #BD9F34, #34BD5A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCD4F1
Lighter +30%#A4B2E6
Lighter +20%#7C91DB
Lighter +10%#546FD0
Darker −10%#294195
Darker −20%#1E2F6D
Darker −30%#131E45
Darker −40%#080D1D
More saturated +25%#1641DB
Less saturated −25%#52639F

Channel breakdown

R52
G82
B189
Red52 (20.4%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue226.86°
Saturation (HSL)56.85%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 52 · B BD

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