Colour

#34679D

#34679D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#34679D is a blue with RGB values 52, 103, 157 and HSL 211°, 50%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#34679D#34679D

HEX#34679D

RGBrgb(52, 103, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4039, 0.6157

RGB percentages20.4%, 40.4%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(210.9, 50.2%, 41%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 66.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK66.9%, 34.4%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,434,397

CSS custom property--colour: #34679D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#CB9862

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F6A9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#41609Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#00747Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.9 Slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 27 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9 Dim grey · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D6A34

Analogous#349B9D, #36349D

Triadic#9D3467, #679D34

Split complementary#9D3634, #9B9D34

Tetradic#9D349B, #9D6A34, #349D36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B6CEE7

Lighter +30%#90B4DA

Lighter +20%#6A9ACD

Lighter +10%#4380C1

Darker −10%#274E77

Darker −20%#1B3550

Darker −30%#0E1C2A

Darker −40%#010204

More saturated +25%#1A66B7

Less saturated −25%#4E6883

Channel breakdown

R52

G103

B157

Red52 (20.4%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue210.86°

Saturation (HSL)50.24%

Lightness40.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 67 · B 9D

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