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Recognised as Colour

#342AA7

  • #342AA7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#342AA7 is a blue with RGB values 52, 42, 167 and HSL 245°, 60%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#342AA7#342AA7
HEX#342AA7
RGBrgb(52, 42, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1647, 0.6549
RGB percentages20.4%, 16.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(244.8, 59.8%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.8, 74.9%, 65.5%)
CMYK68.9%, 74.9%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,418,791
CSS custom property--colour: #342AA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#CBD558

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0046ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#004E66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.8Navy · ΔE 14.8Indigo · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Midnight blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9DA72A
Analogous#2A5FA7, #722AA7
Triadic#A7342A, #2AA734
Split complementary#A7732A, #5EA72A
Tetradic#A72A5F, #9DA72A, #2AA772

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6B1EC
Lighter +30%#9089E1
Lighter +20%#6A60D7
Lighter +10%#4337CD
Darker −10%#27207E
Darker −20%#1B1655
Darker −30%#0E0B2D
Darker −40%#010104
More saturated +25%#1E10C1
Less saturated −25%#4A448D

Channel breakdown

R52
G42
B167
Red52 (20.4%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue244.8°
Saturation (HSL)59.81%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2A · B A7

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