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Recognised as Colour

#3471CC

  • #3471CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3471CC is a blue with RGB values 52, 113, 204 and HSL 216°, 60%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3471CC#3471CC
HEX#3471CC
RGBrgb(52, 113, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4431, 0.8
RGB percentages20.4%, 44.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(215.9, 59.8%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 74.5%, 80%)
CMYK74.5%, 44.6%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,437,004
CSS custom property--colour: #3471CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.169WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#CB8E33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#437ACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#236CCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#008694no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.5Royal blue · ΔE 19Slate blue · ΔE 24.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC8F34
Analogous#34BDCC, #4334CC
Triadic#CC3471, #71CC34
Split complementary#CC4334, #BDCC34
Tetradic#CC34BD, #CC8F34, #34CC43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7E3F5
Lighter +30%#AEC7EB
Lighter +20%#86AAE0
Lighter +10%#5D8ED6
Darker −10%#295AA4
Darker −20%#1F447B
Darker −30%#152D52
Darker −40%#0A172A
More saturated +25%#146BEC
Less saturated −25%#5477AC

Channel breakdown

R52
G113
B204
Red52 (20.4%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue215.92°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 71 · B CC

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