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Recognised as Colour

#346BDA

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

#346BDA is a blue with RGB values 52, 107, 218 and HSL 220°, 69%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#346BDA#346BDA
HEX#346BDA
RGBrgb(52, 107, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4196, 0.8549
RGB percentages20.4%, 42%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(220.1, 69.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.1, 76.1%, 85.5%)
CMYK76.1%, 50.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,435,482
CSS custom property--colour: #346BDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#CB9425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2278DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 21.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAA334
Analogous#34BEDA, #5034DA
Triadic#DA346B, #6BDA34
Split complementary#DA5034, #BEDA34
Tetradic#DA34BE, #DAA334, #34DA50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E9F9
Lighter +30%#B5C9F2
Lighter +20%#8AAAEA
Lighter +10%#5F8AE2
Darker −10%#2254B9
Darker −20%#1A408E
Darker −30%#122D63
Darker −40%#0A1938
More saturated +25%#1661F8
Less saturated −25%#5275BC

Channel breakdown

R52
G107
B218
Red52 (20.4%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue220.12°
Saturation (HSL)69.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 6B · B DA

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