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Recognised as Colour

#3474CE

  • #3474CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3474CE is a blue with RGB values 52, 116, 206 and HSL 215°, 61%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3474CE#3474CE
HEX#3474CE
RGBrgb(52, 116, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4549, 0.8078
RGB percentages20.4%, 45.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(215.1, 61.1%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 74.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK74.8%, 43.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,437,774
CSS custom property--colour: #3474CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 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 black4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#CB8B31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#477CD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#296ECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 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 text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15Royal blue · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8E34
Analogous#34C1CE, #4134CE
Triadic#CE3474, #74CE34
Split complementary#CE4134, #C1CE34
Tetradic#CE34C1, #CE8E34, #34CE41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E5F6
Lighter +30%#AFC8EC
Lighter +20%#86ACE2
Lighter +10%#5D90D8
Darker −10%#285DA7
Darker −20%#1E467E
Darker −30%#142F55
Darker −40%#0B182B
More saturated +25%#146FEE
Less saturated −25%#5379AF

Channel breakdown

R52
G116
B206
Red52 (20.4%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue215.06°
Saturation (HSL)61.11%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 74 · B CE

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