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Recognised as Colour

#3470AE

  • #3470AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3470AE is a blue with RGB values 52, 112, 174 and HSL 210°, 54%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3470AE#3470AE
HEX#3470AE
RGBrgb(52, 112, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4392, 0.6824
RGB percentages20.4%, 43.9%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(210.5, 54%, 44.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 70.1%, 68.2%)
CMYK70.1%, 35.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,436,718
CSS custom property--colour: #3470AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#CB8F51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5474B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4368ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007F87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 29.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.3Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7234
Analogous#34ADAE, #3534AE
Triadic#AE3470, #70AE34
Split complementary#AE3534, #ADAE34
Tetradic#AE34AD, #AE7234, #34AE35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1D7ED
Lighter +30%#9ABDE1
Lighter +20%#73A3D5
Lighter +10%#4C89C9
Darker −10%#285787
Darker −20%#1D3D5F
Darker −30%#112438
Darker −40%#050B11
More saturated +25%#1870CA
Less saturated −25%#507092

Channel breakdown

R52
G112
B174
Red52 (20.4%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue210.49°
Saturation (HSL)53.98%
Lightness44.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 70 · B AE

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