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#340CBB

#340cbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#340cbb is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 4.71% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.19% cyan, 93.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 253.71°, with 87.94% saturation and 39.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0458

Complementary

  1. #340cbb
  2. #93bb0c

Split complementary

  1. #340cbb
  2. #bb8b0c
  3. #3cbb0c

Analogous

  1. #0c3cbb
  2. #340cbb
  3. #8b0cbb

Triadic

  1. #340cbb
  2. #bb340c
  3. #0cbb34

Tetradic

  1. #340cbb
  2. #bb0c93
  3. #93bb0c
  4. #0cbb34

Square

  1. #340cbb
  2. #bb0c3c
  3. #93bb0c
  4. #0cbb8b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c032b
  2. #200773
  3. #340cbb
  4. #5223f1
  5. #8a6bf5

Shades

#340cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #340cbb
  2. #2f0ba8
  3. #2a0a96
  4. #240883
  5. #1f0770
  6. #1a065e
  7. #15054b
  8. #100438
  9. #0a0225
  10. #050113
  11. #000000

Tints

#340cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #340cbb
  2. #4824c2
  3. #5d3dc9
  4. #7155cf
  5. #856dd6
  6. #9a86dd
  7. #ae9ee4
  8. #c2b6eb
  9. #d6cef1
  10. #ebe7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#340cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #340cbb
  2. #3c18b5
  3. #4323af
  4. #4b2fa9
  5. #523aa3
  6. #5a469e
  7. #625298
  8. #695d92
  9. #71698c
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #392f83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-340cbb {
  color: #340cbb;
}
Background
.bg-340cbb {
  background-color: #340cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-340cbb {
  border: 2px solid #340cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #340cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 12 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-340cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #340cbb, #8b0cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-340cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 12 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.67 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.13 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.44 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.64 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.93 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.54 #cbf344 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#340cbb  rgb(52, 12, 187)  hsl(254, 88%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#93bb0c  rgb(147, 187, 12)  hsl(74, 88%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bb340c  rgb(187, 52, 12)  hsl(14, 88%, 39%)  Rust
#0cbb34  rgb(12, 187, 52)  hsl(134, 88%, 39%)  Kelly Green