Recognised as Colour

#346B98

#346B98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#346B98 is a blue with RGB values 52, 107, 152 and HSL 207°, 49%, 40%. 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

#346B98#346B98

HEX#346B98

RGBrgb(52, 107, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4196, 0.5961

RGB percentages20.4%, 42%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(207, 49%, 40%)

HSV / HSBhsv(207, 65.8%, 59.6%)

CMYK65.8%, 29.6%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,435,416

CSS custom property--colour: #346B98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.67:1

Contrast with white5.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#CB9467

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#576C9Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A6297no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00767Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.3 Slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Dim grey · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#986134

Analogous#349893, #343998

Triadic#98346B, #6B9834

Split complementary#983439, #989334

Tetradic#933498, #986134, #399834

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B3CFE5

Lighter +30%#8DB6D8

Lighter +20%#679ECB

Lighter +10%#4186BE

Darker −10%#275072

Darker −20%#1A354C

Darker −30%#0D1B26

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B6EB2

Less saturated −25%#4E687F

Channel breakdown

R52

G107

B152

Red52 (20.4%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue207°

Saturation (HSL)49.02%

Lightness40%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 6B · B 98

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Colour values

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