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Recognised as Colour

#342BF4

  • #342BF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#342BF4 is a blue with RGB values 52, 43, 244 and HSL 243°, 90%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#342BF4#342BF4
HEX#342BF4
RGBrgb(52, 43, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1686, 0.9569
RGB percentages20.4%, 16.9%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(242.7, 90.1%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.7, 82.4%, 95.7%)
CMYK78.7%, 82.4%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,419,124
CSS custom property--colour: #342BF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#CBD40B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#006D93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.7Blue · ΔE 18.2Blue violet · ΔE 22Dark violet · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 36.2Dark blue · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBF42B
Analogous#2B87F4, #982BF4
Triadic#F4342B, #2BF434
Split complementary#F4992B, #86F42B
Tetradic#F42B87, #EBF42B, #2BF498

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEEDFE
Lighter +30%#BFBCFC
Lighter +20%#918CF9
Lighter +10%#625BF7
Darker −10%#150CE0
Darker −20%#1109B0
Darker −30%#0C077F
Darker −40%#07044F
More saturated +25%#2A20FF
Less saturated −25%#4D47D8

Channel breakdown

R52
G43
B244
Red52 (20.4%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue242.69°
Saturation (HSL)90.13%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2B · B F4

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