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Recognised as Colour

#342EDF

  • #342EDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#342EDF is a blue with RGB values 52, 46, 223 and HSL 242°, 73%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#342EDF#342EDF
HEX#342EDF
RGBrgb(52, 46, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1804, 0.8745
RGB percentages20.4%, 18%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(242, 73.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242, 79.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK76.7%, 79.4%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,419,871
CSS custom property--colour: #342EDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#CBD120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.1Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.6Dark blue · ΔE 27.8Dark orchid · ΔE 29Blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9DF2E
Analogous#2E81DF, #8C2EDF
Triadic#DF342E, #2EDF34
Split complementary#DF8C2E, #81DF2E
Tetradic#DF2E81, #D9DF2E, #2EDF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0DFFA
Lighter +30%#B5B3F3
Lighter +20%#8A86ED
Lighter +10%#5F5AE6
Darker −10%#221DBD
Darker −20%#1A1691
Darker −30%#120F65
Darker −40%#0A0938
More saturated +25%#1810FD
Less saturated −25%#504CC1

Channel breakdown

R52
G46
B223
Red52 (20.4%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue242.03°
Saturation (HSL)73.44%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2E · B DF

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