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Recognised as Colour

#342A5B

  • #342A5B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#342A5B is a blue with RGB values 52, 42, 91 and HSL 252°, 37%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#342A5B#342A5B
HEX#342A5B
RGBrgb(52, 42, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1647, 0.3569
RGB percentages20.4%, 16.5%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(252.2, 36.8%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 53.8%, 35.7%)
CMYK42.9%, 53.8%, 0%, 64.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,418,715
CSS custom property--colour: #342A5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03141WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.9:1
Contrast with white12.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#CBD5A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#16335Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#17315Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#29343Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2Midnight blue · ΔE 26Rebecca purple · ΔE 33.7Steel blue · ΔE 39Black · ΔE 39.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#515B2A
Analogous#2A395B, #4C2A5B
Triadic#5B342A, #2A5B34
Split complementary#5B4D2A, #395B2A
Tetradic#5B2A39, #515B2A, #2A5B4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9689C8
Lighter +30%#7766B8
Lighter +20%#5C4AA1
Lighter +10%#483A7E
Darker −10%#201A38
Darker −20%#0C0A15
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2A196C
Less saturated −25%#3E3B4A

Channel breakdown

R52
G42
B91
Red52 (20.4%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue252.24°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2A · B 5B

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