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Recognised as Colour

#3472D7

  • #3472D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3472D7 is a blue with RGB values 52, 114, 215 and HSL 217°, 67%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3472D7#3472D7
HEX#3472D7
RGBrgb(52, 114, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4471, 0.8431
RGB percentages20.4%, 44.7%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(217.2, 67.1%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 75.8%, 84.3%)
CMYK75.8%, 47%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,437,271
CSS custom property--colour: #3472D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#CB8D28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B7DDBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#086ED5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008A9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 13Royal blue · ΔE 13.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Slate blue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D79934
Analogous#34C3D7, #4834D7
Triadic#D73472, #72D734
Split complementary#D74834, #C3D734
Tetradic#D734C3, #D79934, #34D748

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE8F9
Lighter +30%#B4CBF0
Lighter +20%#89ADE8
Lighter +10%#5F90DF
Darker −10%#245BB4
Darker −20%#1B458A
Darker −30%#13305F
Darker −40%#0A1A35
More saturated +25%#166BF5
Less saturated −25%#5279B9

Channel breakdown

R52
G114
B215
Red52 (20.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue217.18°
Saturation (HSL)67.08%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 72 · B D7

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