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Recognised as Colour

#345E9E

  • #345E9E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#345E9E is a blue with RGB values 52, 94, 158 and HSL 216°, 50%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#345E9E#345E9E
HEX#345E9E
RGBrgb(52, 94, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3686, 0.6196
RGB percentages20.4%, 36.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(216.2, 50.5%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 67.1%, 62%)
CMYK67.1%, 40.5%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,432,094
CSS custom property--colour: #345E9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#CBA161

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4163A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#315A9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.2Slate grey · ΔE 32.6Royal blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E7434
Analogous#34939E, #3F349E
Triadic#9E345E, #5E9E34
Split complementary#9E3F34, #939E34
Tetradic#9E3493, #9E7434, #349E3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7CAE7
Lighter +30%#90AEDB
Lighter +20%#6A92CE
Lighter +10%#4475C1
Darker −10%#274778
Darker −20%#1B3051
Darker −30%#0E1A2B
Darker −40%#010305
More saturated +25%#1A59B8
Less saturated −25%#4E6384

Channel breakdown

R52
G94
B158
Red52 (20.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue216.23°
Saturation (HSL)50.48%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 5E · B 9E

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