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Recognised as Colour

#346AFF

  • #346AFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#346AFF is a blue with RGB values 52, 106, 255 and HSL 224°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#346AFF#346AFF
HEX#346AFF
RGBrgb(52, 106, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4157, 1
RGB percentages20.4%, 41.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(224, 100%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 79.6%, 100%)
CMYK79.6%, 58.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,435,263
CSS custom property--colour: #346AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#CB9500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0080FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#006DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0090AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.9Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 31Blue violet · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC934
Analogous#34D0FF, #6334FF
Triadic#FF346A, #6AFF34
Split complementary#FF6334, #CFFF34
Tetradic#FF34D0, #FFC934, #34FF64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CDDAFF
Lighter +20%#9AB5FF
Lighter +10%#678FFF
Darker −10%#0145FF
Darker −20%#0037CD
Darker −30%#00299A
Darker −40%#001B67
More saturated +25%#346AFF
Less saturated −25%#4D76E6

Channel breakdown

R52
G106
B255
Red52 (20.4%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 6A · B FF

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