Recognised as Colour
#342BBA
- #342BBA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#342BBA is a blue with RGB values 52, 43, 186 and HSL 244°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#342BBA#342BBA
HEX#342BBA
RGBrgb(52, 43, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1686, 0.7294
RGB percentages20.4%, 16.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(243.8, 62.4%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.8, 76.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK72%, 76.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,419,066
CSS custom property--colour: #342BBA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06003WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#CBD445
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1BA2B
Analogous#2B6ABA, #7C2BBA
Triadic#BA342B, #2BBA34
Split complementary#BA7C2B, #69BA2B
Tetradic#BA2B69, #B1BA2B, #2BBA7B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R52
G43
B186
Red52 (20.4%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue243.78°
Saturation (HSL)62.45%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2B · B BA
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