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Recognised as Colour

#346D8C

  • #346D8C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#346D8C is a blue with RGB values 52, 109, 140 and HSL 201°, 46%, 38%. 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

#346D8C#346D8C
HEX#346D8C
RGBrgb(52, 109, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4275, 0.549
RGB percentages20.4%, 42.7%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(201.1, 45.8%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 62.9%, 54.9%)
CMYK62.9%, 22.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,435,916
CSS custom property--colour: #346D8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#636363
Inverted#CB9273

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5E6C8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#52638Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007577no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 16.5Light slate grey · ΔE 18.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8Dim grey · ΔE 24.3Teal · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C5334
Analogous#348C7F, #34418C
Triadic#8C346D, #6D8C34
Split complementary#8C3441, #8C7F34
Tetradic#7F348C, #8C5334, #418C34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACCEE0
Lighter +30%#87B8D2
Lighter +20%#62A2C5
Lighter +10%#428AB1
Darker −10%#265067
Darker −20%#183342
Darker −30%#0B161C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C74A4
Less saturated −25%#4C6674

Channel breakdown

R52
G109
B140
Red52 (20.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue201.14°
Saturation (HSL)45.83%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 6D · B 8C

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