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Recognised as Colour

#345CBA

  • #345CBA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#345CBA is a blue with RGB values 52, 92, 186 and HSL 222°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#345CBA#345CBA
HEX#345CBA
RGBrgb(52, 92, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3608, 0.7294
RGB percentages20.4%, 36.1%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(222.1, 56.3%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 72%, 72.9%)
CMYK72%, 50.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,431,610
CSS custom property--colour: #345CBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#CBA345

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2467BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007282no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 18.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA9234
Analogous#349FBA, #4F34BA
Triadic#BA345C, #5CBA34
Split complementary#BA4F34, #9FBA34
Tetradic#BA349F, #BA9234, #34BA4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAD5F0
Lighter +30%#A2B6E5
Lighter +20%#7A97DA
Lighter +10%#5277CF
Darker −10%#294892
Darker −20%#1E356A
Darker −30%#132142
Darker −40%#070D1B
More saturated +25%#1650D8
Less saturated −25%#52689C

Channel breakdown

R52
G92
B186
Red52 (20.4%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue222.09°
Saturation (HSL)56.3%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 5C · B BA

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