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Colour

#3470CA

  • #3470CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3470CA is a blue with RGB values 52, 112, 202 and HSL 216°, 59%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3470CA#3470CA
HEX#3470CA
RGBrgb(52, 112, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4392, 0.7922
RGB percentages20.4%, 43.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(216, 59.1%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 74.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK74.3%, 44.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,436,746
CSS custom property--colour: #3470CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#CB8F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4279CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#246BC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#008593no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8E34
Analogous#34BBCA, #4334CA
Triadic#CA3470, #70CA34
Split complementary#CA4334, #BBCA34
Tetradic#CA34BB, #CA8E34, #34CA43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6E2F4
Lighter +30%#ADC5EA
Lighter +20%#85A9DF
Lighter +10%#5C8CD5
Darker −10%#2A5AA1
Darker −20%#1F4379
Darker −30%#152D50
Darker −40%#0A1628
More saturated +25%#146AEA
Less saturated −25%#5476AA

Channel breakdown

R52
G112
B202
Red52 (20.4%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)59.06%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 70 · B CA

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