Colour

#342C53

#342C53
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#342C53 is a blue with RGB values 52, 44, 83 and HSL 252°, 31%, 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

#342C53#342C53

HEX#342C53

RGBrgb(52, 44, 83)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1725, 0.3255

RGB percentages20.4%, 17.3%, 32.5%

HSLhsl(252.3, 30.7%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.3, 47%, 32.5%)

CMYK37.3%, 47%, 0%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,419,219

CSS custom property--colour: #342C53;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03156WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.87:1

Contrast with white12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#CBD3AC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F3254no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#203152no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2D333Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25 Midnight blue · ΔE 32.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.7 Black · ΔE 33.7 Dim grey · ΔE 35.7 Steel blue · ΔE 37.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4B532C

Analogous#2C3753, #482C53

Triadic#53342C, #2C5334

Split complementary#53482C, #37532C

Tetradic#532C37, #4B532C, #2C5348

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#958AC1

Lighter +30%#7769AF

Lighter +20%#5E4F96

Lighter +10%#493E74

Darker −10%#1F1A32

Darker −20%#0A0910

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B1C63

Less saturated −25%#3D3C43

Channel breakdown

R52

G44

B83

Red52 (20.4%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue83 (32.5%)

Hue252.31°

Saturation (HSL)30.71%

Lightness24.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 2C · B 53

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