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Colour

#3474EB

  • #3474EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3474EB is a blue with RGB values 52, 116, 235 and HSL 219°, 82%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3474EB#3474EB
HEX#3474EB
RGBrgb(52, 116, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4549, 0.9216
RGB percentages20.4%, 45.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(219, 82.1%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 77.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK77.9%, 50.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,437,803
CSS custom property--colour: #3474EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#CB8B14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2582EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#0071E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0091A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBAB34
Analogous#34CFEB, #5034EB
Triadic#EB3474, #74EB34
Split complementary#EB5034, #CFEB34
Tetradic#EB34CF, #EBAB34, #34EB50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF3FD
Lighter +30%#BFD3F9
Lighter +20%#91B4F4
Lighter +10%#6294F0
Darker −10%#1559D7
Darker −20%#1146A8
Darker −30%#0C327A
Darker −40%#071F4C
More saturated +25%#206EFF
Less saturated −25%#507CCF

Channel breakdown

R52
G116
B235
Red52 (20.4%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue219.02°
Saturation (HSL)82.06%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 74 · B EB

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