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Recognised as Colour

#3464B9

  • #3464B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3464B9 is a blue with RGB values 52, 100, 185 and HSL 218°, 56%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3464B9#3464B9
HEX#3464B9
RGBrgb(52, 100, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3922, 0.7255
RGB percentages20.4%, 39.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(218.3, 56.1%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.3, 71.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK71.9%, 45.9%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,433,657
CSS custom property--colour: #3464B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13347WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#CB9B46

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#386DBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1C61B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007885no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B98934
Analogous#34A7B9, #4634B9
Triadic#B93464, #64B934
Split complementary#B94634, #A7B934
Tetradic#B934A7, #B98934, #34B946

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9D7F0
Lighter +30%#A1BAE5
Lighter +20%#7A9CD9
Lighter +10%#527FCE
Darker −10%#294E91
Darker −20%#1E3969
Darker −30%#122342
Darker −40%#070E1A
More saturated +25%#165CD7
Less saturated −25%#526C9B

Channel breakdown

R52
G100
B185
Red52 (20.4%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue218.35°
Saturation (HSL)56.12%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 64 · B B9

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