Colour

#3468A9

#3468A9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3468A9 is a blue with RGB values 52, 104, 169 and HSL 213°, 53%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3468A9

RGBrgb(52, 104, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4078, 0.6627

RGB percentages20.4%, 40.8%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(213.3, 52.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 69.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK69.2%, 38.5%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,434,665

CSS custom property--colour: #3468A9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#CB9756

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B6DACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3962A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#007780no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.8 Slate grey · ΔE 31.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A97534

Analogous#34A3A9, #3A34A9

Triadic#A93468, #68A934

Split complementary#A93A34, #A3A934

Tetradic#A934A3, #A97534, #34A93A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BED2EB

Lighter +30%#97B7DF

Lighter +20%#709CD3

Lighter +10%#4981C7

Darker −10%#285082

Darker −20%#1C385B

Darker −30%#102034

Darker −40%#04080D

More saturated +25%#1865C5

Less saturated −25%#506B8D

Channel breakdown

R52

G104

B169

Red52 (20.4%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue213.33°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 68 · B A9

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