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#342D50

#342d50 ≈ Oxford Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#342d50 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 17.65% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35% cyan, 43.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 28% saturation and 24.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Oxford Blue (#002147), ΔE 10.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0319

Complementary

  1. #342d50
  2. #49502d

Split complementary

  1. #342d50
  2. #50462d
  3. #38502d

Analogous

  1. #2d3850
  2. #342d50
  3. #462d50

Triadic

  1. #342d50
  2. #50342d
  3. #2d5034

Tetradic

  1. #342d50
  2. #502d49
  3. #49502d
  4. #2d5034

Square

  1. #342d50
  2. #502d38
  3. #49502d
  4. #2d5046

Monochromatic

  1. #08070d
  2. #14111f
  3. #342d50
  4. #544981
  5. #786bab

Shades

#342d50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #342d50
  2. #2f2948
  3. #2a2440
  4. #242038
  5. #1f1b30
  6. #1a1728
  7. #151220
  8. #100e18
  9. #0a0910
  10. #050508
  11. #000000

Tints

#342d50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #342d50
  2. #484262
  3. #5d5773
  4. #716c85
  5. #858196
  6. #9a96a8
  7. #aeabb9
  8. #c2c0cb
  9. #d6d5dc
  10. #ebeaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#342d50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #342d50
  2. #3c3555
  3. #433e5a
  4. #4b465e
  5. #524e63
  6. #5a5768
  7. #625f6d
  8. #696772
  9. #716f76
  10. #78787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333040 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #233351 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #23314f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d333a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a3051 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b304f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #303144 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-342d50 {
  color: #342d50;
}
Background
.bg-342d50 {
  background-color: #342d50;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-342d50 {
  border: 2px solid #342d50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #342d50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 45 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 28% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-342d50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #342d50, #462d50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-342d50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 45 80 / 0.35);
}

#002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.46 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.16 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.52 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 13.76 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 13.83 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.10 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 14.83 #cbd2af Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Oxford Blue
#342d50  rgb(52, 45, 80)  hsl(252, 28%, 25%)  Oxford Blue
#49502d  rgb(73, 80, 45)  hsl(72, 28%, 25%)  Army Green
#50342d  rgb(80, 52, 45)  hsl(12, 28%, 25%)  Bistre
#2d5034  rgb(45, 80, 52)  hsl(132, 28%, 25%)  Hunter Green