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Colour

#34ABFF

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

#34ABFF is a blue with RGB values 52, 171, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#34ABFF#34ABFF
HEX#34ABFF
RGBrgb(52, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages20.4%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.8, 100%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 79.6%, 100%)
CMYK79.6%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,451,903
CSS custom property--colour: #34ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#CB5400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84AEFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#679CFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00BFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Light skyblue · ΔE 26.3Sky blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8834
Analogous#34FFED, #3446FF
Triadic#FF34AB, #ABFF34
Split complementary#FF3446, #FFED34
Tetradic#ED34FF, #FF8834, #46FF34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CDEAFF
Lighter +20%#9AD5FF
Lighter +10%#67C0FF
Darker −10%#0196FF
Darker −20%#0078CD
Darker −30%#005A9A
Darker −40%#003C67
More saturated +25%#34ABFF
Less saturated −25%#4DA7E6

Channel breakdown

R52
G171
B255
Red52 (20.4%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.83°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G AB · B FF

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