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#342BC9

#342bc9 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#342bc9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 16.86% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.13% cyan, 78.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 243.42°, with 64.75% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.0667

Complementary

  1. #342bc9
  2. #c0c92b

Split complementary

  1. #342bc9
  2. #c9832b
  3. #71c92b

Analogous

  1. #2b71c9
  2. #342bc9
  3. #832bc9

Triadic

  1. #342bc9
  2. #c9342b
  3. #2bc934

Tetradic

  1. #342bc9
  2. #c92bc0
  3. #c0c92b
  4. #2bc934

Square

  1. #342bc9
  2. #c92b71
  3. #c0c92b
  4. #2bc983

Monochromatic

  1. #13104b
  2. #241e8a
  3. #342bc9
  4. #6a63de
  5. #a6a2eb

Shades

#342bc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #342bc9
  2. #2f27b5
  3. #2a22a1
  4. #241e8d
  5. #1f1a79
  6. #1a1665
  7. #151150
  8. #100d3c
  9. #0a0928
  10. #050414
  11. #000000

Tints

#342bc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #342bc9
  2. #4840ce
  3. #5d55d4
  4. #716bd9
  5. #8580df
  6. #9a95e4
  7. #aeaae9
  8. #c2bfef
  9. #d6d5f4
  10. #ebeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#342bc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #342bc9
  2. #3c34c2
  3. #433cba
  4. #4b45b3
  5. #524dac
  6. #5a56a5
  7. #625e9d
  8. #696796
  9. #716f8f
  10. #787887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ac7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004da0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-342bc9 {
  color: #342bc9;
}
Background
.bg-342bc9 {
  background-color: #342bc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-342bc9 {
  border: 2px solid #342bc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #342bc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 43 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-342bc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #342bc9, #832bc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-342bc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 43 201 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.65 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.68 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.55 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.67 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.90 #cbd436 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#342bc9  rgb(52, 43, 201)  hsl(243, 65%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#c0c92b  rgb(192, 201, 43)  hsl(63, 65%, 48%)  Pear
#c9342b  rgb(201, 52, 43)  hsl(3, 65%, 48%)  Persian Red
#2bc934  rgb(43, 201, 52)  hsl(123, 65%, 48%)  Lime Green