Colour

#346DFF

#346DFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#346DFF is a blue with RGB values 52, 109, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#346DFF#346DFF

HEX#346DFF

RGBrgb(52, 109, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4275, 1

RGB percentages20.4%, 42.7%, 100%

HSLhsl(223.2, 100%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 79.6%, 100%)

CMYK79.6%, 57.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,436,031

CSS custom property--colour: #346DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#CB9200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0082FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Deuteranopia#006FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0092ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.7 Slate blue · ΔE 20.7 Medium purple · ΔE 28.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFC634

Analogous#34D2FF, #6134FF

Triadic#FF346D, #6DFF34

Split complementary#FF6134, #D2FF34

Tetradic#FF34D2, #FFC634, #34FF61

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#CDDBFF

Lighter +20%#9AB6FF

Lighter +10%#6792FF

Darker −10%#0148FF

Darker −20%#003ACD

Darker −30%#002B9A

Darker −40%#001D67

More saturated +25%#346DFF

Less saturated −25%#4D78E6

Channel breakdown

R52

G109

B255

Red52 (20.4%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue223.15°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 6D · B FF

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