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Recognised as Colour

#3493CA

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

#3493CA is a blue with RGB values 52, 147, 202 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

#3493CA#3493CA
HEX#3493CA
RGBrgb(52, 147, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.5765, 0.7922
RGB percentages20.4%, 57.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(202, 59.1%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202, 74.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK74.3%, 27.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,445,706
CSS custom property--colour: #3493CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#CB6C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7993CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6585C9no 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 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Light slate grey · ΔE 26.2Sky blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA6B34
Analogous#34CAB6, #3448CA
Triadic#CA3493, #93CA34
Split complementary#CA3448, #CAB634
Tetradic#B634CA, #CA6B34, #48CA34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6E9F4
Lighter +30%#ADD4EA
Lighter +20%#85BEDF
Lighter +10%#5CA9D5
Darker −10%#2A75A1
Darker −20%#1F5879
Darker −30%#153A50
Darker −40%#0A1D28
More saturated +25%#149BEA
Less saturated −25%#548BAA

Channel breakdown

R52
G147
B202
Red52 (20.4%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue202°
Saturation (HSL)59.06%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 93 · B CA

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