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Recognised as Colour

#346DF9

  • #346DF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#346DF9 is a blue with RGB values 52, 109, 249 and HSL 223°, 94%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#346DF9#346DF9
HEX#346DF9
RGBrgb(52, 109, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4275, 0.9765
RGB percentages20.4%, 42.7%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(222.6, 94.3%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 79.1%, 97.6%)
CMYK79.1%, 56.2%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,436,025
CSS custom property--colour: #346DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#CB9206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0081FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#006EF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0090A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.1Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9C034
Analogous#34D0F9, #5E34F9
Triadic#F9346D, #6DF934
Split complementary#F95D34, #D0F934
Tetradic#F934D0, #F9C034, #34F95D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFCFF
Lighter +30%#C9D8FD
Lighter +20%#97B4FC
Lighter +10%#6691FA
Darker −10%#074BF3
Darker −20%#063CC1
Darker −30%#042D90
Darker −40%#031D5E
More saturated +25%#2E6AFF
Less saturated −25%#4E78DF

Channel breakdown

R52
G109
B249
Red52 (20.4%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue222.64°
Saturation (HSL)94.26%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 6D · B F9

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