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Recognised as Colour

#346EC7

  • #346EC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#346EC7 is a blue with RGB values 52, 110, 199 and HSL 216°, 59%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#346EC7#346EC7
HEX#346EC7
RGBrgb(52, 110, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4314, 0.7804
RGB percentages20.4%, 43.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(216.3, 58.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 73.9%, 78%)
CMYK73.9%, 44.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,436,231
CSS custom property--colour: #346EC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5:1
Contrast with white5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#CB9138

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4177CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2369C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#008391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C78D34
Analogous#34B7C7, #4434C7
Triadic#C7346E, #6EC734
Split complementary#C74434, #B7C734
Tetradic#C734B7, #C78D34, #34C744

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E0F4
Lighter +30%#ABC3E9
Lighter +20%#83A7DE
Lighter +10%#5A8AD4
Darker −10%#29589F
Darker −20%#1F4176
Darker −30%#142B4E
Darker −40%#0A1525
More saturated +25%#1567E6
Less saturated −25%#5375A8

Channel breakdown

R52
G110
B199
Red52 (20.4%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue216.33°
Saturation (HSL)58.57%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 6E · B C7

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