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Recognised as Colour

#34598A

  • #34598A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#34598A is a blue with RGB values 52, 89, 138 and HSL 214°, 45%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#34598A#34598A
HEX#34598A
RGBrgb(52, 89, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.349, 0.5412
RGB percentages20.4%, 34.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(214.2, 45.3%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 62.3%, 54.1%)
CMYK62.3%, 35.5%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,430,794
CSS custom property--colour: #34598A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#CBA675

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#445C8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#395489no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00646Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 26.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A6534
Analogous#34848A, #3A348A
Triadic#8A3459, #598A34
Split complementary#8A3A34, #848A34
Tetradic#8A3484, #8A6534, #348A3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ABC1DF
Lighter +30%#86A6D1
Lighter +20%#618BC3
Lighter +10%#4271AF
Darker −10%#264165
Darker −20%#182940
Darker −30%#0A111B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C56A2
Less saturated −25%#4C5C72

Channel breakdown

R52
G89
B138
Red52 (20.4%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue214.19°
Saturation (HSL)45.26%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 59 · B 8A

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