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#342CC5

#342cc5 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#342cc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.6% cyan, 77.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 243.14°, with 63.49% saturation and 47.25% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.0656

Complementary

  1. #342cc5
  2. #bdc52c

Split complementary

  1. #342cc5
  2. #c5802c
  3. #70c52c

Analogous

  1. #2c70c5
  2. #342cc5
  3. #802cc5

Triadic

  1. #342cc5
  2. #c5342c
  3. #2cc534

Tetradic

  1. #342cc5
  2. #c52cbd
  3. #bdc52c
  4. #2cc534

Square

  1. #342cc5
  2. #c52c70
  3. #bdc52c
  4. #2cc580

Monochromatic

  1. #131048
  2. #231e86
  3. #342cc5
  4. #6862dc
  5. #a4a0ea

Shades

#342cc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #342cc5
  2. #2f28b1
  3. #2a239e
  4. #241f8a
  5. #1f1a76
  6. #1a1663
  7. #15124f
  8. #100d3b
  9. #0a0927
  10. #050414
  11. #000000

Tints

#342cc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #342cc5
  2. #4841cb
  3. #5d56d1
  4. #716bd6
  5. #8580dc
  6. #9a96e2
  7. #aeabe8
  8. #c2c0ee
  9. #d6d5f3
  10. #ebeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#342cc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #342cc5
  2. #3c34be
  3. #433db7
  4. #4b45b0
  5. #524ea9
  6. #5a56a3
  7. #625e9c
  8. #696795
  9. #716f8e
  10. #787887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413f8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ac3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-342cc5 {
  color: #342cc5;
}
Background
.bg-342cc5 {
  background-color: #342cc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-342cc5 {
  border: 2px solid #342cc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #342cc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 44 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 63% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-342cc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #342cc5, #802cc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-342cc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 44 197 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.32 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.80 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.10 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.12 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.65 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.03 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.18 #cbd33a Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#342cc5  rgb(52, 44, 197)  hsl(243, 63%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#bdc52c  rgb(189, 197, 44)  hsl(63, 63%, 47%)  Pear
#c5342c  rgb(197, 52, 44)  hsl(3, 63%, 47%)  Persian Red
#2cc534  rgb(44, 197, 52)  hsl(123, 63%, 47%)  Lime Green