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Recognised as Colour

#345C97

  • #345C97
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#345C97 is a blue with RGB values 52, 92, 151 and HSL 216°, 49%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#345C97#345C97
HEX#345C97
RGBrgb(52, 92, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3608, 0.5922
RGB percentages20.4%, 36.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(215.8, 48.8%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.8, 65.6%, 59.2%)
CMYK65.6%, 39.1%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,431,575
CSS custom property--colour: #345C97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.72:1
Contrast with white6.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#CBA368

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#426199no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#345796no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006972no 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 text6.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Slate grey · ΔE 30.4Light slate grey · ΔE 31.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#976F34
Analogous#348E97, #3E3497
Triadic#97345C, #5C9734
Split complementary#973D34, #8E9734
Tetradic#97348E, #976F34, #34973E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2C7E5
Lighter +30%#8CABD8
Lighter +20%#678FCA
Lighter +10%#4173BD
Darker −10%#274571
Darker −20%#1A2E4B
Darker −30%#0D1725
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B57B0
Less saturated −25%#4D617E

Channel breakdown

R52
G92
B151
Red52 (20.4%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue215.76°
Saturation (HSL)48.77%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 5C · B 97

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