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#342DB4

#342db4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#342db4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 17.65% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.11% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 243.11°, with 60% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.059

Complementary

  1. #342db4
  2. #adb42d

Split complementary

  1. #342db4
  2. #b4782d
  3. #6ab42d

Analogous

  1. #2d6ab4
  2. #342db4
  3. #782db4

Triadic

  1. #342db4
  2. #b4342d
  3. #2db434

Tetradic

  1. #342db4
  2. #b42dad
  3. #adb42d
  4. #2db434

Square

  1. #342db4
  2. #b42d6a
  3. #adb42d
  4. #2db478

Monochromatic

  1. #110e3a
  2. #221e77
  3. #342db4
  4. #5f58d5
  5. #9a95e5

Shades

#342db4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #342db4
  2. #2f29a2
  3. #2a2490
  4. #24207e
  5. #1f1b6c
  6. #1a175a
  7. #151248
  8. #100e36
  9. #0a0924
  10. #050512
  11. #000000

Tints

#342db4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #342db4
  2. #4842bc
  3. #5d57c3
  4. #716ccb
  5. #8581d2
  6. #9a96da
  7. #aeabe1
  8. #c2c0e9
  9. #d6d5f0
  10. #ebeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#342db4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #342db4
  2. #3c35af
  3. #433eaa
  4. #4b46a4
  5. #524e9f
  6. #5a579a
  7. #625f95
  8. #696790
  9. #716f8a
  10. #787885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bb8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00546e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00488f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-342db4 {
  color: #342db4;
}
Background
.bg-342db4 {
  background-color: #342db4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-342db4 {
  border: 2px solid #342db4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #342db4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 45 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 60% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-342db4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #342db4, #782db4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-342db4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 45 180 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.00 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.19 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.34 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.57 #cbd24b Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#342db4  rgb(52, 45, 180)  hsl(243, 60%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#adb42d  rgb(173, 180, 45)  hsl(63, 60%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b4342d  rgb(180, 52, 45)  hsl(3, 60%, 44%)  Firebrick
#2db434  rgb(45, 180, 52)  hsl(123, 60%, 44%)  Kelly Green