Colour

#342EFF

#342EFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#342EFF is a blue with RGB values 52, 46, 255 and HSL 242°, 100%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#342EFF#342EFF

HEX#342EFF

RGBrgb(52, 46, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1804, 1

RGB percentages20.4%, 18%, 100%

HSLhsl(241.7, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.7, 82%, 100%)

CMYK79.6%, 82%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,419,903

CSS custom property--colour: #342EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.05:1

Contrast with white7.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#CBD100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004EFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00739Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.7 Blue · ΔE 15.2 Blue violet · ΔE 24.6 Dark violet · ΔE 29.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 39.3 Dark blue · ΔE 41.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F9FF2E

Analogous#2E90FF, #9D2EFF

Triadic#FF342E, #2EFF34

Split complementary#FF9C2E, #91FF2E

Tetradic#FF2E90, #F9FF2E, #2EFF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAFAFF

Lighter +30%#C9C7FF

Lighter +20%#9794FF

Lighter +10%#6661FF

Darker −10%#0700FA

Darker −20%#0600C7

Darker −30%#040094

Darker −40%#030061

More saturated +25%#342EFF

Less saturated −25%#4D48E5

Channel breakdown

R52

G46

B255

Red52 (20.4%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue241.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 2E · B FF

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