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Recognised as Colour

#34548E

  • #34548E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#34548E is a blue with RGB values 52, 84, 142 and HSL 219°, 46%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#34548E#34548E
HEX#34548E
RGBrgb(52, 84, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3294, 0.5569
RGB percentages20.4%, 32.9%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(218.7, 46.4%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 63.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK63.4%, 40.8%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,429,518
CSS custom property--colour: #34548E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09024WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#CBAB71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B5990no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E518Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00616Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3Slate grey · ΔE 31.7Light slate grey · ΔE 33.1Midnight blue · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E6E34
Analogous#34818E, #41348E
Triadic#8E3454, #548E34
Split complementary#8E4134, #818E34
Tetradic#8E3481, #8E6E34, #348E41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADBFE1
Lighter +30%#88A3D3
Lighter +20%#6286C6
Lighter +10%#426AB3
Darker −10%#263E69
Darker −20%#192843
Darker −30%#0B121E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C4DA6
Less saturated −25%#4C5B76

Channel breakdown

R52
G84
B142
Red52 (20.4%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue218.67°
Saturation (HSL)46.39%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 54 · B 8E

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