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#342CB9

#342cb9 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#342cb9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 17.25% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.89% cyan, 76.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 243.4°, with 61.57% saturation and 44.9% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.0603

Complementary

  1. #342cb9
  2. #b1b92c

Split complementary

  1. #342cb9
  2. #b97a2c
  3. #6bb92c

Analogous

  1. #2c6bb9
  2. #342cb9
  3. #7a2cb9

Triadic

  1. #342cb9
  2. #b9342c
  3. #2cb934

Tetradic

  1. #342cb9
  2. #b92cb1
  3. #b1b92c
  4. #2cb934

Square

  1. #342cb9
  2. #b92c6b
  3. #b1b92c
  4. #2cb97a

Monochromatic

  1. #110f3d
  2. #231d7b
  3. #342cb9
  4. #615ad8
  5. #9c98e6

Shades

#342cb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #342cb9
  2. #2f28a7
  3. #2a2394
  4. #241f82
  5. #1f1a6f
  6. #1a165d
  7. #15124a
  8. #100d38
  9. #0a0925
  10. #050413
  11. #000000

Tints

#342cb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #342cb9
  2. #4841c0
  3. #5d56c7
  4. #716bce
  5. #8580d5
  6. #9a96dc
  7. #aeabe3
  8. #c2c0ea
  9. #d6d5f1
  10. #ebeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#342cb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #342cb9
  2. #3c34b3
  3. #433dae
  4. #4b45a8
  5. #524ea2
  6. #5a569d
  7. #625e97
  8. #696791
  9. #716f8b
  10. #787886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3d84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-342cb9 {
  color: #342cb9;
}
Background
.bg-342cb9 {
  background-color: #342cb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-342cb9 {
  border: 2px solid #342cb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #342cb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 44 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-342cb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #342cb9, #7a2cb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-342cb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 44 185 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.12 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.10 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.09 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.10 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.67 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.10 #cbd346 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#342cb9  rgb(52, 44, 185)  hsl(243, 62%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#b1b92c  rgb(177, 185, 44)  hsl(63, 62%, 45%)  Apple Green
#b9342c  rgb(185, 52, 44)  hsl(3, 62%, 45%)  Firebrick
#2cb934  rgb(44, 185, 52)  hsl(123, 62%, 45%)  Kelly Green