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Colour

#342C85

  • #342C85
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#342C85 is a blue with RGB values 52, 44, 133 and HSL 245°, 50%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#342C85#342C85
HEX#342C85
RGBrgb(52, 44, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1725, 0.5216
RGB percentages20.4%, 17.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(245.4, 50.3%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.4, 66.9%, 52.2%)
CMYK60.9%, 66.9%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,419,269
CSS custom property--colour: #342C85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#CBD37A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003D88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003783no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004354no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 8.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.8Indigo · ΔE 21.7Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Navy · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 8.62, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7D852C
Analogous#2C5085, #612C85
Triadic#85342C, #2C8534
Split complementary#85612C, #50852C
Tetradic#852C50, #7D852C, #2C8561

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A49EDF
Lighter +30%#8078D2
Lighter +20%#5C51C6
Lighter +10%#4339AB
Darker −10%#251F5F
Darker −20%#161338
Darker −30%#070612
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#22169B
Less saturated −25%#46426F

Channel breakdown

R52
G44
B133
Red52 (20.4%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue245.39°
Saturation (HSL)50.28%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2C · B 85

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