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Colour

#346FC3

  • #346FC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#346FC3 is a blue with RGB values 52, 111, 195 and HSL 215°, 58%, 48%. 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

#346FC3#346FC3
HEX#346FC3
RGBrgb(52, 111, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4353, 0.7647
RGB percentages20.4%, 43.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(215.2, 57.9%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 73.3%, 76.5%)
CMYK73.3%, 43.1%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,436,483
CSS custom property--colour: #346FC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#CB903C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4677C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C69C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00838Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1Slate blue · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C38834
Analogous#34B7C3, #4034C3
Triadic#C3346F, #6FC334
Split complementary#C34134, #B6C334
Tetradic#C334B7, #C38834, #34C341

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0DFF3
Lighter +30%#A8C2E8
Lighter +20%#80A6DD
Lighter +10%#588AD2
Darker −10%#29589B
Darker −20%#1F4172
Darker −30%#142A4A
Darker −40%#091322
More saturated +25%#156AE2
Less saturated −25%#5374A4

Channel breakdown

R52
G111
B195
Red52 (20.4%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue215.24°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 6F · B C3

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