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Recognised as Colour

#345EAD

  • #345EAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#345EAD is a blue with RGB values 52, 94, 173 and HSL 219°, 54%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#345EAD#345EAD
HEX#345EAD
RGBrgb(52, 94, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3686, 0.6784
RGB percentages20.4%, 36.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(219.2, 53.8%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 69.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK69.9%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,432,109
CSS custom property--colour: #345EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#CBA152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3666B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F5BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00707Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 24.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD8334
Analogous#349AAD, #4734AD
Triadic#AD345E, #5EAD34
Split complementary#AD4734, #9AAD34
Tetradic#AD349A, #AD8334, #34AD47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1D0EC
Lighter +30%#9AB2E0
Lighter +20%#7294D5
Lighter +10%#4B77C9
Darker −10%#284986
Darker −20%#1C335F
Darker −30%#111E37
Darker −40%#050910
More saturated +25%#1855C9
Less saturated −25%#506791

Channel breakdown

R52
G94
B173
Red52 (20.4%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue219.17°
Saturation (HSL)53.78%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 5E · B AD

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