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Recognised as Colour

#342BED

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

#342BED is a blue with RGB values 52, 43, 237 and HSL 243°, 84%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#342BED#342BED
HEX#342BED
RGBrgb(52, 43, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1686, 0.9294
RGB percentages20.4%, 16.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(242.8, 84.3%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.8, 81.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK78.1%, 81.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,419,117
CSS custom property--colour: #342BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#CBD412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006A8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.7Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Blue · ΔE 21.3Dark violet · ΔE 25.9Dark orchid · ΔE 33.8Dark blue · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4ED2B
Analogous#2B83ED, #952BED
Triadic#ED342B, #2BED34
Split complementary#ED952B, #83ED2B
Tetradic#ED2B83, #E4ED2B, #2BED95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E7FD
Lighter +30%#BBB8F9
Lighter +20%#8E89F5
Lighter +10%#615AF1
Darker −10%#1B12D3
Darker −20%#150EA4
Darker −30%#0F0A75
Darker −40%#090646
More saturated +25%#2419FF
Less saturated −25%#4E48D0

Channel breakdown

R52
G43
B237
Red52 (20.4%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue242.78°
Saturation (HSL)84.35%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2B · B ED

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