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Recognised as Colour

#034374

  • #034374
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#034374 is a blue with RGB values 3, 67, 116 and HSL 206°, 95%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#034374#034374
HEX#034374
RGBrgb(3, 67, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.2627, 0.4549
RGB percentages1.2%, 26.3%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(206, 95%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206, 97.4%, 45.5%)
CMYK97.4%, 42.2%, 0%, 54.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer213,876
CSS custom property--colour: #034374;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#FCBC8B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A4676no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#173D73no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#004F55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 25.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.7Slate grey · ΔE 34.2Midnight blue · ΔE 35.9Light slate grey · ΔE 36.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 25.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#743403
Analogous#03746C, #030B74
Triadic#740343, #437403
Split complementary#74030B, #746C03
Tetradic#6C0374, #743403, #0B7403

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#49ADFA
Lighter +30%#1797F9
Lighter +20%#067CD7
Lighter +10%#0460A6
Darker −10%#022642
Darker −20%#000A11
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#004377
Less saturated −25%#124165

Channel breakdown

R3
G67
B116
Red3 (1.2%)
Green67 (26.3%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue206.02°
Saturation (HSL)94.96%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 43 · B 74

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