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Colour

#3462AF

  • #3462AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3462AF is a blue with RGB values 52, 98, 175 and HSL 218°, 54%, 45%. 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

#3462AF#3462AF
HEX#3462AF
RGBrgb(52, 98, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3843, 0.6863
RGB percentages20.4%, 38.4%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(217.6, 54.2%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 70.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK70.3%, 44%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,433,135
CSS custom property--colour: #3462AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#CB9D50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D69B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#275EADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007480no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8134
Analogous#34A0AF, #4334AF
Triadic#AF3462, #62AF34
Split complementary#AF4334, #A0AF34
Tetradic#AF34A0, #AF8134, #34AF43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2D2ED
Lighter +30%#9BB5E1
Lighter +20%#7398D6
Lighter +10%#4C7BCA
Darker −10%#284C88
Darker −20%#1D3660
Darker −30%#112039
Darker −40%#050A12
More saturated +25%#185BCB
Less saturated −25%#506993

Channel breakdown

R52
G98
B175
Red52 (20.4%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue217.56°
Saturation (HSL)54.19%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 62 · B AF

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