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Recognised as Colour

#3460A9

  • #3460A9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3460A9 is a blue with RGB values 52, 96, 169 and HSL 217°, 53%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3460A9#3460A9
HEX#3460A9
RGBrgb(52, 96, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3765, 0.6627
RGB percentages20.4%, 37.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(217.4, 52.9%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 69.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK69.2%, 43.2%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,432,617
CSS custom property--colour: #3460A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#CB9F56

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D67ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A5CA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00717Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.4Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Royal blue · ΔE 28Slate blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A97D34
Analogous#349AA9, #4334A9
Triadic#A93460, #60A934
Split complementary#A94334, #9AA934
Tetradic#A9349A, #A97D34, #34A943

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BECFEB
Lighter +30%#97B2DF
Lighter +20%#7095D3
Lighter +10%#4978C7
Darker −10%#284A82
Darker −20%#1C345B
Darker −30%#101E34
Darker −40%#04070D
More saturated +25%#1859C5
Less saturated −25%#50678D

Channel breakdown

R52
G96
B169
Red52 (20.4%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue217.44°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 60 · B A9

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