Colour

#347EAC

#347EAC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#347EAC is a blue with RGB values 52, 126, 172 and HSL 203°, 54%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#347EAC#347EAC

HEX#347EAC

RGBrgb(52, 126, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4941, 0.6745

RGB percentages20.4%, 49.4%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(203, 53.6%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203, 69.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK69.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,440,300

CSS custom property--colour: #347EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1863WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#CB8153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#697EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#5872ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#008A8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 4.3 Slate grey · ΔE 21.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.35, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AC6234

Analogous#34AC9E, #3442AC

Triadic#AC347E, #7EAC34

Split complementary#AC3442, #AC9E34

Tetradic#9E34AC, #AC6234, #42AC34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C0DBEC

Lighter +30%#99C5E0

Lighter +20%#72AFD4

Lighter +10%#4B98C8

Darker −10%#286185

Darker −20%#1C455E

Darker −30%#102837

Darker −40%#050B0F

More saturated +25%#1885C8

Less saturated −25%#507790

Channel breakdown

R52

G126

B172

Red52 (20.4%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue203°

Saturation (HSL)53.57%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 7E · B AC

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Colour values

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