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Recognised as Colour

#346AFB

  • #346AFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#346AFB is a blue with RGB values 52, 106, 251 and HSL 224°, 96%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#346AFB#346AFB
HEX#346AFB
RGBrgb(52, 106, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4157, 0.9843
RGB percentages20.4%, 41.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(223.7, 96.1%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.7, 79.3%, 98.4%)
CMYK79.3%, 57.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,435,259
CSS custom property--colour: #346AFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#CB9504

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008FA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.2Slate blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBC534
Analogous#34CEFB, #6134FB
Triadic#FB346A, #6AFB34
Split complementary#FB6134, #CEFB34
Tetradic#FB34CE, #FBC534, #34FB61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#CAD8FE
Lighter +20%#98B3FD
Lighter +10%#668FFC
Darker −10%#0547F7
Darker −20%#0438C5
Darker −30%#032A93
Darker −40%#021C61
More saturated +25%#3068FF
Less saturated −25%#4E76E1

Channel breakdown

R52
G106
B251
Red52 (20.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue223.72°
Saturation (HSL)96.14%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 6A · B FB

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