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Recognised as Colour

#3469B9

  • #3469B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3469B9 is a blue with RGB values 52, 105, 185 and HSL 216°, 56%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3469B9#3469B9
HEX#3469B9
RGBrgb(52, 105, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4118, 0.7255
RGB percentages20.4%, 41.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(216.1, 56.1%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 71.9%, 72.5%)
CMYK71.9%, 43.2%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,434,937
CSS custom property--colour: #3469B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14336WCAG 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 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#CB9646

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4270BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A64B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007C88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Steel blue · ΔE 22Royal blue · ΔE 24.5Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B98434
Analogous#34ABB9, #4234B9
Triadic#B93469, #69B934
Split complementary#B94234, #ABB934
Tetradic#B934AB, #B98434, #34B942

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9D9F0
Lighter +30%#A1BCE5
Lighter +20%#7AA0D9
Lighter +10%#5283CE
Darker −10%#295291
Darker −20%#1E3C69
Darker −30%#122542
Darker −40%#070F1A
More saturated +25%#1663D7
Less saturated −25%#526F9B

Channel breakdown

R52
G105
B185
Red52 (20.4%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue216.09°
Saturation (HSL)56.12%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 69 · B B9

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