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Recognised as Colour

#346DC0

  • #346DC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#346DC0 is a blue with RGB values 52, 109, 192 and HSL 216°, 57%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#346DC0#346DC0
HEX#346DC0
RGBrgb(52, 109, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4275, 0.7529
RGB percentages20.4%, 42.7%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(215.6, 57.4%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 72.9%, 75.3%)
CMYK72.9%, 43.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,435,968
CSS custom property--colour: #346DC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#CB923F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4475C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2B68BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00808Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C08734
Analogous#34B3C0, #4134C0
Triadic#C0346D, #6DC034
Split complementary#C04134, #B3C034
Tetradic#C034B3, #C08734, #34C041

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEDDF2
Lighter +30%#A6C0E7
Lighter +20%#7EA4DC
Lighter +10%#5688D1
Darker −10%#295698
Darker −20%#1E3F70
Darker −30%#132948
Darker −40%#09121F
More saturated +25%#1567DE
Less saturated −25%#5273A2

Channel breakdown

R52
G109
B192
Red52 (20.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue215.57°
Saturation (HSL)57.38%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 6D · B C0

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