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Recognised as Colour

#342D4F

  • #342D4F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#342D4F is a blue with RGB values 52, 45, 79 and HSL 252°, 27%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#342D4F#342D4F
HEX#342D4F
RGBrgb(52, 45, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1765, 0.3098
RGB percentages20.4%, 17.6%, 31%
HSLhsl(252.4, 27.4%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 43%, 31%)
CMYK34.2%, 43%, 0%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,419,471
CSS custom property--colour: #342D4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.85:1
Contrast with white12.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#CBD2B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#233250no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#24314Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2E333Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7Black · ΔE 31.1Dim grey · ΔE 33.2Midnight blue · ΔE 35.9Slate grey · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#484F2D
Analogous#2D374F, #452D4F
Triadic#4F342D, #2D4F34
Split complementary#4F452D, #374F2D
Tetradic#4F2D37, #484F2D, #2D4F45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#958BBD
Lighter +30%#786BAA
Lighter +20%#5F5290
Lighter +10%#49406F
Darker −10%#1F1A2F
Darker −20%#09080E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B1E5F
Less saturated −25%#3D3D40

Channel breakdown

R52
G45
B79
Red52 (20.4%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue252.35°
Saturation (HSL)27.42%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2D · B 4F

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