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Recognised as Colour

#342E6A

  • #342E6A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#342E6A is a blue with RGB values 52, 46, 106 and HSL 246°, 39%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#342E6A#342E6A
HEX#342E6A
RGBrgb(52, 46, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1804, 0.4157
RGB percentages20.4%, 18%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(246, 39.5%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 56.6%, 41.6%)
CMYK50.9%, 56.6%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,419,754
CSS custom property--colour: #342E6A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.03:1
Contrast with white12.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#CBD195

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E386Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B3469no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#213B47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.6Midnight blue · ΔE 20.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.9Slate blue · ΔE 36.1Indigo · ΔE 36.7Steel blue · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#646A2E
Analogous#2E466A, #522E6A
Triadic#6A342E, #2E6A34
Split complementary#6A522E, #466A2E
Tetradic#6A2E46, #646A2E, #2E6A52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9A94D0
Lighter +30%#7870C1
Lighter +20%#574DB1
Lighter +10%#453D8E
Darker −10%#231F46
Darker −20%#110F23
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#251B7D
Less saturated −25%#434157

Channel breakdown

R52
G46
B106
Red52 (20.4%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)39.47%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2E · B 6A

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