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Recognised as Colour

#342F50

  • #342F50
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#342F50 is a blue with RGB values 52, 47, 80 and HSL 249°, 26%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#342F50#342F50
HEX#342F50
RGBrgb(52, 47, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1843, 0.3137
RGB percentages20.4%, 18.4%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(249.1, 26%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.1, 41.3%, 31.4%)
CMYK35%, 41.3%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,419,984
CSS custom property--colour: #342F50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#CBD0AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#253451no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#25334Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2D353Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.4Black · ΔE 31Dim grey · ΔE 32.1Slate grey · ΔE 35.3Steel blue · ΔE 36.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 28.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4B502F
Analogous#2F3A50, #452F50
Triadic#50342F, #2F5034
Split complementary#50452F, #3A502F
Tetradic#502F3A, #4B502F, #2F5045

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#958EBD
Lighter +30%#776EAA
Lighter +20%#5E5590
Lighter +10%#494270
Darker −10%#1F1C30
Darker −20%#0A0910
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#291F60
Less saturated −25%#3F3F40

Channel breakdown

R52
G47
B80
Red52 (20.4%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue249.09°
Saturation (HSL)25.98%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2F · B 50

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