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Recognised as Colour

#34558E

  • #34558E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#34558E is a blue with RGB values 52, 85, 142 and HSL 218°, 46%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#34558E#34558E
HEX#34558E
RGBrgb(52, 85, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3333, 0.5569
RGB percentages20.4%, 33.3%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(218, 46.4%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 63.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK63.4%, 40.1%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,429,774
CSS custom property--colour: #34558E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#CBAA71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C5A90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#30528Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00626Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3Slate grey · ΔE 31Light slate grey · ΔE 32.4Midnight blue · ΔE 35.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E6D34
Analogous#34828E, #40348E
Triadic#8E3455, #558E34
Split complementary#8E4034, #828E34
Tetradic#8E3482, #8E6D34, #348E40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADC0E1
Lighter +30%#88A3D3
Lighter +20%#6287C6
Lighter +10%#426BB3
Darker −10%#263F69
Darker −20%#192843
Darker −30%#0B121E
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C4FA6
Less saturated −25%#4C5B76

Channel breakdown

R52
G85
B142
Red52 (20.4%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue218°
Saturation (HSL)46.39%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 55 · B 8E

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