Colour
#34879D
- #34879D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#34879D is a cyan with RGB values 52, 135, 157 and HSL 193°, 50%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#34879D#34879D
HEX#34879D
RGBrgb(52, 135, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.5294, 0.6157
RGB percentages20.4%, 52.9%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(192.6, 50.2%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192.6, 66.9%, 61.6%)
CMYK66.9%, 14%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,442,589
CSS custom property--colour: #34879D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#CB7862
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D4A34
Analogous#349D7E, #34539D
Triadic#9D3487, #879D34
Split complementary#9D3452, #9D7E34
Tetradic#7F349D, #9D4A34, #539D34
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R52
G135
B157
Red52 (20.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue192.57°
Saturation (HSL)50.24%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 87 · B 9D
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