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#342CC8

#342cc8 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#342cc8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 243.08°, with 63.93% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.067

Complementary

  1. #342cc8
  2. #c0c82c

Split complementary

  1. #342cc8
  2. #c8822c
  3. #72c82c

Analogous

  1. #2c72c8
  2. #342cc8
  3. #822cc8

Triadic

  1. #342cc8
  2. #c8342c
  3. #2cc834

Tetradic

  1. #342cc8
  2. #c82cc0
  3. #c0c82c
  4. #2cc834

Square

  1. #342cc8
  2. #c82c72
  3. #c0c82c
  4. #2cc882

Monochromatic

  1. #13104b
  2. #241e89
  3. #342cc8
  4. #6a64dd
  5. #a6a2eb

Shades

#342cc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #342cc8
  2. #2f28b4
  3. #2a23a0
  4. #241f8c
  5. #1f1a78
  6. #1a1664
  7. #151250
  8. #100d3c
  9. #0a0928
  10. #050414
  11. #000000

Tints

#342cc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #342cc8
  2. #4841ce
  3. #5d56d3
  4. #716bd9
  5. #8580de
  6. #9a96e4
  7. #aeabe9
  8. #c2c0ef
  9. #d6d5f4
  10. #ebeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#342cc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #342cc8
  2. #3c34c1
  3. #433dba
  4. #4b45b2
  5. #524eab
  6. #5a56a4
  7. #625e9d
  8. #696796
  9. #716f8e
  10. #787887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423f8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ac6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-342cc8 {
  color: #342cc8;
}
Background
.bg-342cc8 {
  background-color: #342cc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-342cc8 {
  border: 2px solid #342cc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #342cc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 44 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-342cc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #342cc8, #822cc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-342cc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 44 200 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.45 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.84 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.17 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.34 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.38 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.84 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.03 #cbd337 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#342cc8  rgb(52, 44, 200)  hsl(243, 64%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#c0c82c  rgb(192, 200, 44)  hsl(63, 64%, 48%)  Pear
#c8342c  rgb(200, 52, 44)  hsl(3, 64%, 48%)  Persian Red
#2cc834  rgb(44, 200, 52)  hsl(123, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green