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#342AAA

#342aaa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#342aaa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.41% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 244.69°, with 60.38% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.0529

Complementary

  1. #342aaa
  2. #a0aa2a

Split complementary

  1. #342aaa
  2. #aa742a
  3. #60aa2a

Analogous

  1. #2a60aa
  2. #342aaa
  3. #742aaa

Triadic

  1. #342aaa
  2. #aa342a
  3. #2aaa34

Tetradic

  1. #342aaa
  2. #aa2aa0
  3. #a0aa2a
  4. #2aaa34

Square

  1. #342aaa
  2. #aa2a60
  3. #a0aa2a
  4. #2aaa74

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0c2f
  2. #211b6d
  3. #342aaa
  4. #584dd3
  5. #928be2

Shades

#342aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #342aaa
  2. #2f2699
  3. #2a2288
  4. #241d77
  5. #1f1966
  6. #1a1555
  7. #151144
  8. #100d33
  9. #0a0822
  10. #050411
  11. #000000

Tints

#342aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #342aaa
  2. #483fb3
  3. #5d55bb
  4. #716ac4
  5. #857fcc
  6. #9a95d5
  7. #aeaadd
  8. #c2bfe6
  9. #d6d4ee
  10. #ebeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#342aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #342aaa
  2. #3c33a6
  3. #433ba2
  4. #4b449d
  5. #524c99
  6. #5a5595
  7. #625e91
  8. #69668d
  9. #716f88
  10. #787784
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3979 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ba8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-342aaa {
  color: #342aaa;
}
Background
.bg-342aaa {
  background-color: #342aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-342aaa {
  border: 2px solid #342aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #342aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 60% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-342aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #342aaa, #742aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-342aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.02 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.10 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.23 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.84 #cbd555 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#342aaa  rgb(52, 42, 170)  hsl(245, 60%, 42%)  Egyptian Blue
#a0aa2a  rgb(160, 170, 42)  hsl(65, 60%, 42%)  Apple Green
#aa342a  rgb(170, 52, 42)  hsl(5, 60%, 42%)  Firebrick
#2aaa34  rgb(42, 170, 52)  hsl(125, 60%, 42%)  Kelly Green