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#342CD5

#342cd5 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#342cd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.59% cyan, 79.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 242.84°, with 66.8% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 5.15.

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Relative luminance0.0734

Complementary

  1. #342cd5
  2. #cdd52c

Split complementary

  1. #342cd5
  2. #d5882c
  3. #78d52c

Analogous

  1. #2c78d5
  2. #342cd5
  3. #882cd5

Triadic

  1. #342cd5
  2. #d5342c
  3. #2cd534

Tetradic

  1. #342cd5
  2. #d52ccd
  3. #cdd52c
  4. #2cd534

Square

  1. #342cd5
  2. #d52c78
  3. #cdd52c
  4. #2cd588

Monochromatic

  1. #151157
  2. #241e97
  3. #342cd5
  4. #716ce2
  5. #afacee

Shades

#342cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #342cd5
  2. #2f28c0
  3. #2a23aa
  4. #241f95
  5. #1f1a80
  6. #1a166b
  7. #151255
  8. #100d40
  9. #0a092b
  10. #050415
  11. #000000

Tints

#342cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #342cd5
  2. #4841d9
  3. #5d56dd
  4. #716be2
  5. #8580e6
  6. #9a96ea
  7. #aeabee
  8. #c2c0f2
  9. #d6d5f7
  10. #ebeafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#342cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #342cd5
  2. #3c34cd
  3. #433dc4
  4. #4b45bc
  5. #524eb3
  6. #5a56ab
  7. #625ea2
  8. #69679a
  9. #716f91
  10. #787889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444297 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-342cd5 {
  color: #342cd5;
}
Background
.bg-342cd5 {
  background-color: #342cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-342cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #342cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #342cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 44 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 67% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-342cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #342cd5, #882cd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-342cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 44 213 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 5.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.24 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.47 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.33 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.65 #cbd32a Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#342cd5  rgb(52, 44, 213)  hsl(243, 67%, 50%)  Blue
#cdd52c  rgb(205, 213, 44)  hsl(63, 67%, 50%)  Pear
#d5342c  rgb(213, 52, 44)  hsl(3, 67%, 50%)  Persian Red
#2cd534  rgb(44, 213, 52)  hsl(123, 67%, 50%)  Lime Green