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Recognised as Colour

#3465C4

  • #3465C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3465C4 is a blue with RGB values 52, 101, 196 and HSL 220°, 58%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3465C4#3465C4
HEX#3465C4
RGBrgb(52, 101, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.3961, 0.7686
RGB percentages20.4%, 39.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(219.6, 58.1%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 73.5%, 76.9%)
CMYK73.5%, 48.5%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,433,924
CSS custom property--colour: #3465C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#CB9A3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3070C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#007C8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C49334
Analogous#34ADC4, #4B34C4
Triadic#C43465, #65C434
Split complementary#C44B34, #ADC434
Tetradic#C434AD, #C49334, #34C44B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1DDF3
Lighter +30%#A9BEE8
Lighter +20%#81A0DD
Lighter +10%#5882D3
Darker −10%#29509C
Darker −20%#1F3B73
Darker −30%#14274B
Darker −40%#091223
More saturated +25%#155BE3
Less saturated −25%#536FA5

Channel breakdown

R52
G101
B196
Red52 (20.4%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue219.58°
Saturation (HSL)58.06%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 65 · B C4

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