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Colour

#3464B4

  • #3464B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3464B4 is a blue with RGB values 52, 100, 180 and HSL 218°, 55%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3464B4#3464B4
HEX#3464B4
RGBrgb(52, 100, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3922, 0.7059
RGB percentages20.4%, 39.2%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(217.5, 55.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 71.1%, 70.6%)
CMYK71.1%, 44.4%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,433,652
CSS custom property--colour: #3464B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#CB9B4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C6CB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2560B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Royal blue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B48434
Analogous#34A4B4, #4434B4
Triadic#B43464, #64B434
Split complementary#B44434, #A4B434
Tetradic#B434A4, #B48434, #34B444

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6D5EE
Lighter +30%#9EB8E3
Lighter +20%#769BD8
Lighter +10%#4F7ECC
Darker −10%#294E8C
Darker −20%#1D3865
Darker −30%#12223D
Darker −40%#060C16
More saturated +25%#175DD1
Less saturated −25%#516B97

Channel breakdown

R52
G100
B180
Red52 (20.4%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)55.17%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 64 · B B4

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