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Recognised as Colour

#342E6F

  • #342E6F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#342E6F is a blue with RGB values 52, 46, 111 and HSL 246°, 41%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#342E6F#342E6F
HEX#342E6F
RGBrgb(52, 46, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1804, 0.4353
RGB percentages20.4%, 18%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(245.5, 41.4%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 58.6%, 43.5%)
CMYK53.2%, 58.6%, 0%, 56.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,419,759
CSS custom property--colour: #342E6F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03832WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#CBD190

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#053971no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#00356Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#1D3D49no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.1Midnight blue · ΔE 17.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.2Slate blue · ΔE 33.5Indigo · ΔE 34Medium purple · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#696F2E
Analogous#2E496F, #552E6F
Triadic#6F342E, #2E6F34
Split complementary#6F552E, #496F2E
Tetradic#6F2E48, #696F2E, #2E6F55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9B96D3
Lighter +30%#7972C4
Lighter +20%#574EB5
Lighter +10%#453D93
Darker −10%#231F4B
Darker −20%#121027
Darker −30%#010103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#241A83
Less saturated −25%#44425B

Channel breakdown

R52
G46
B111
Red52 (20.4%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue245.54°
Saturation (HSL)41.4%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2E · B 6F

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