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#340CBF

#340cbf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#340cbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.77% cyan, 93.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 253.41°, with 88.18% saturation and 39.8% 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 10.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.0475

Complementary

  1. #340cbf
  2. #97bf0c

Split complementary

  1. #340cbf
  2. #bf8d0c
  3. #3dbf0c

Analogous

  1. #0c3dbf
  2. #340cbf
  3. #8d0cbf

Triadic

  1. #340cbf
  2. #bf340c
  3. #0cbf34

Tetradic

  1. #340cbf
  2. #bf0c97
  3. #97bf0c
  4. #0cbf34

Square

  1. #340cbf
  2. #bf0c3d
  3. #97bf0c
  4. #0cbf8d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d032f
  2. #200777
  3. #340cbf
  4. #5426f1
  5. #8c6ef6

Shades

#340cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #340cbf
  2. #2f0bac
  3. #2a0a99
  4. #240886
  5. #1f0773
  6. #1a0660
  7. #15054c
  8. #100439
  9. #0a0226
  10. #050113
  11. #000000

Tints

#340cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #340cbf
  2. #4824c5
  3. #5d3dcc
  4. #7155d2
  5. #856dd9
  6. #9a86df
  7. #ae9ee5
  8. #c2b6ec
  9. #d6cef2
  10. #ebe7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#340cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #340cbf
  2. #3c18b9
  3. #4323b2
  4. #4b2fac
  5. #523aa6
  6. #5a46a0
  7. #625299
  8. #695d93
  9. #71698d
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3086 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002abd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-340cbf {
  color: #340cbf;
}
Background
.bg-340cbf {
  background-color: #340cbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-340cbf {
  border: 2px solid #340cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #340cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 12 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-340cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #340cbf, #8d0cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-340cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 12 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.44 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.49 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.14 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.75 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.04 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.38 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.47 #cbf340 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#340cbf  rgb(52, 12, 191)  hsl(253, 88%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#97bf0c  rgb(151, 191, 12)  hsl(73, 88%, 40%)  Apple Green
#bf340c  rgb(191, 52, 12)  hsl(13, 88%, 40%)  Rust
#0cbf34  rgb(12, 191, 52)  hsl(133, 88%, 40%)  Lime Green