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Recognised as Colour

#3472BE

  • #3472BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3472BE is a blue with RGB values 52, 114, 190 and HSL 213°, 57%, 47%. 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

#3472BE#3472BE
HEX#3472BE
RGBrgb(52, 114, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4471, 0.7451
RGB percentages20.4%, 44.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(213, 57%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213, 72.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK72.6%, 40%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,437,246
CSS custom property--colour: #3472BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#CB8D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E78C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#386BBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00848Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3Royal blue · ΔE 28.1Medium purple · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8034
Analogous#34B7BE, #3B34BE
Triadic#BE3472, #72BE34
Split complementary#BE3B34, #B7BE34
Tetradic#BE34B7, #BE8034, #34BE3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDDDF1
Lighter +30%#A5C2E6
Lighter +20%#7DA7DB
Lighter +10%#558CD0
Darker −10%#295A96
Darker −20%#1E426E
Darker −30%#132A46
Darker −40%#08121E
More saturated +25%#166FDC
Less saturated −25%#5275A0

Channel breakdown

R52
G114
B190
Red52 (20.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue213.04°
Saturation (HSL)57.02%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 72 · B BE

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