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Recognised as Colour

#342ACD

  • #342ACD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#342ACD is a blue with RGB values 52, 42, 205 and HSL 244°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#342ACD#342ACD
HEX#342ACD
RGBrgb(52, 42, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1647, 0.8039
RGB percentages20.4%, 16.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(243.7, 66%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.7, 79.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK74.6%, 79.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,418,829
CSS custom property--colour: #342ACD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06794WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#CBD532

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.2Blue violet · ΔE 19.1Dark blue · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 24.9Navy · ΔE 25.7Dark orchid · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3CD2A
Analogous#2A71CD, #852ACD
Triadic#CD342A, #2ACD34
Split complementary#CD852A, #72CD2A
Tetradic#CD2A72, #C3CD2A, #2ACD86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0CEF5
Lighter +30%#A8A4EC
Lighter +20%#8079E4
Lighter +10%#584FDB
Darker −10%#2921A3
Darker −20%#1F1978
Darker −30%#14104E
Darker −40%#090724
More saturated +25%#190BEC
Less saturated −25%#4F49AE

Channel breakdown

R52
G42
B205
Red52 (20.4%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue243.68°
Saturation (HSL)65.99%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2A · B CD

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