Colour

#3462AC

#3462AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3462AC is a blue with RGB values 52, 98, 172 and HSL 217°, 54%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3462AC#3462AC

HEX#3462AC

RGBrgb(52, 98, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3843, 0.6745

RGB percentages20.4%, 38.4%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(217, 53.6%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217, 69.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK69.8%, 43%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,433,132

CSS custom property--colour: #3462AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#CB9D53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F69AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B5EAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00737Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6 Steel blue · ΔE 21 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9 Royal blue · ΔE 27.5 Slate blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AC7E34

Analogous#349EAC, #4234AC

Triadic#AC3462, #62AC34

Split complementary#AC4234, #9EAC34

Tetradic#AC349E, #AC7E34, #34AC42

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C0D1EC

Lighter +30%#99B4E0

Lighter +20%#7297D4

Lighter +10%#4B7BC8

Darker −10%#284C85

Darker −20%#1C355E

Darker −30%#101F37

Darker −40%#05090F

More saturated +25%#185BC8

Less saturated −25%#506990

Channel breakdown

R52

G98

B172

Red52 (20.4%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue217°

Saturation (HSL)53.57%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 62 · B AC

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Colour values

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