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Recognised as Colour

#34A6FD

  • #34A6FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#34A6FD is a blue with RGB values 52, 166, 253 and HSL 206°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#34A6FD#34A6FD
HEX#34A6FD
RGBrgb(52, 166, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.651, 0.9922
RGB percentages20.4%, 65.1%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(206, 98%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206, 79.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK79.4%, 34.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,450,621
CSS custom property--colour: #34A6FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#CB5902

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7DAAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#6098FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.5Steel blue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 28.7Sky blue · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD8B34
Analogous#34FDF0, #3441FD
Triadic#FD34A6, #A6FD34
Split complementary#FD3441, #FDF034
Tetradic#F034FD, #FD8B34, #41FD34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFFF
Lighter +30%#CCE8FE
Lighter +20%#99D2FE
Lighter +10%#67BCFD
Darker −10%#0290FC
Darker −20%#0273C9
Darker −30%#015697
Darker −40%#013964
More saturated +25%#32A6FF
Less saturated −25%#4EA3E3

Channel breakdown

R52
G166
B253
Red52 (20.4%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue205.97°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G A6 · B FD

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