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Colour

#3493C9

  • #3493C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3493C9 is a blue with RGB values 52, 147, 201 and HSL 202°, 59%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3493C9#3493C9
HEX#3493C9
RGBrgb(52, 147, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.5765, 0.7882
RGB percentages20.4%, 57.6%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(201.7, 58.9%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 74.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK74.1%, 26.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,445,705
CSS custom property--colour: #3493C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#CB6C36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7993CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6585C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Sky blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C96A34
Analogous#34C9B4, #3449C9
Triadic#C93493, #93C934
Split complementary#C93449, #C9B434
Tetradic#B434C9, #C96A34, #49C934

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E9F4
Lighter +30%#ACD3EA
Lighter +20%#84BEDF
Lighter +10%#5BA9D5
Darker −10%#2A75A0
Darker −20%#1F5878
Darker −30%#153A4F
Darker −40%#0A1C27
More saturated +25%#149CE9
Less saturated −25%#548AA9

Channel breakdown

R52
G147
B201
Red52 (20.4%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue201.74°
Saturation (HSL)58.89%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 93 · B C9

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