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Colour

#342F5A

  • #342F5A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#342F5A is a blue with RGB values 52, 47, 90 and HSL 247°, 31%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#342F5A#342F5A
HEX#342F5A
RGBrgb(52, 47, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1843, 0.3529
RGB percentages20.4%, 18.4%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(247, 31.4%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247, 47.8%, 35.3%)
CMYK42.2%, 47.8%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,419,994
CSS custom property--colour: #342F5A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.35:1
Contrast with white12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#CBD0A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#20365Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1F3359no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#293740no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.4Midnight blue · ΔE 30.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 35Steel blue · ΔE 36.3Black · ΔE 36.3Dim grey · ΔE 36.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 22.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#555A2F
Analogous#2F405A, #4A2F5A
Triadic#5A342F, #2F5A34
Split complementary#5A4A2F, #405A2F
Tetradic#5A2F40, #555A2F, #2F5A4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9690C5
Lighter +30%#776EB4
Lighter +20%#5B529D
Lighter +10%#47407C
Darker −10%#211E38
Darker −20%#0D0C17
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#271E6B
Less saturated −25%#414049

Channel breakdown

R52
G47
B90
Red52 (20.4%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue246.98°
Saturation (HSL)31.39%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2F · B 5A

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