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Recognised as Colour

#3458BC

  • #3458BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3458BC is a blue with RGB values 52, 88, 188 and HSL 224°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3458BC#3458BC
HEX#3458BC
RGBrgb(52, 88, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3451, 0.7373
RGB percentages20.4%, 34.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(224.1, 56.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 72.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK72.3%, 53.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,430,588
CSS custom property--colour: #3458BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#CBA743

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0F65C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007081no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9834
Analogous#349CBC, #5434BC
Triadic#BC3458, #58BC34
Split complementary#BC5434, #9CBC34
Tetradic#BC349C, #BC9834, #34BC54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBD5F1
Lighter +30%#A3B5E6
Lighter +20%#7B95DB
Lighter +10%#5374D0
Darker −10%#294594
Darker −20%#1E336C
Darker −30%#132044
Darker −40%#080D1C
More saturated +25%#164ADA
Less saturated −25%#52669E

Channel breakdown

R52
G88
B188
Red52 (20.4%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue224.12°
Saturation (HSL)56.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 58 · B BC

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