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Recognised as Colour

#342C51

  • #342C51
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#342C51 is a blue with RGB values 52, 44, 81 and HSL 253°, 30%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#342C51#342C51
HEX#342C51
RGBrgb(52, 44, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1725, 0.3176
RGB percentages20.4%, 17.3%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(253, 29.6%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253, 45.7%, 31.8%)
CMYK35.8%, 45.7%, 0%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,419,217
CSS custom property--colour: #342C51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#CBD3AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#213252no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#213150no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2D333Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3Black · ΔE 32.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.6Midnight blue · ΔE 33.9Dim grey · ΔE 34.8Slate grey · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 26.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#49512C
Analogous#2C3751, #462C51
Triadic#51342C, #2C5134
Split complementary#51462C, #37512C
Tetradic#512C37, #49512C, #2C5146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#958ABF
Lighter +30%#7869AD
Lighter +20%#5E5093
Lighter +10%#493E72
Darker −10%#1F1A30
Darker −20%#0A080F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B1C61
Less saturated −25%#3D3C41

Channel breakdown

R52
G44
B81
Red52 (20.4%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue252.97°
Saturation (HSL)29.6%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2C · B 51

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