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#342DC7

#342dc7 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#342dc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.87% cyan, 77.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 242.73°, with 63.11% 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 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.0673

Complementary

  1. #342dc7
  2. #c0c72d

Split complementary

  1. #342dc7
  2. #c7812d
  3. #73c72d

Analogous

  1. #2d73c7
  2. #342dc7
  3. #812dc7

Triadic

  1. #342dc7
  2. #c7342d
  3. #2dc734

Tetradic

  1. #342dc7
  2. #c72dc0
  3. #c0c72d
  4. #2dc734

Square

  1. #342dc7
  2. #c72d73
  3. #c0c72d
  4. #2dc781

Monochromatic

  1. #13114a
  2. #241f89
  3. #342dc7
  4. #6a64dc
  5. #a6a3ea

Shades

#342dc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #342dc7
  2. #2f29b3
  3. #2a249f
  4. #24208b
  5. #1f1b77
  6. #1a1764
  7. #151250
  8. #100e3c
  9. #0a0928
  10. #050514
  11. #000000

Tints

#342dc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #342dc7
  2. #4842cd
  3. #5d57d2
  4. #716cd8
  5. #8581dd
  6. #9a96e3
  7. #aeabe9
  8. #c2c0ee
  9. #d6d5f4
  10. #ebeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#342dc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #342dc7
  2. #3c35c0
  3. #433eb9
  4. #4b46b2
  5. #524eab
  6. #5a57a4
  7. #625f9c
  8. #696795
  9. #716f8e
  10. #787887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42408e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-342dc7 {
  color: #342dc7;
}
Background
.bg-342dc7 {
  background-color: #342dc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-342dc7 {
  border: 2px solid #342dc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #342dc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 45 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 63% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-342dc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #342dc7, #812dc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-342dc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 45 199 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.00 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.02 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.21 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.53 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.01 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.17 #cbd238 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#342dc7  rgb(52, 45, 199)  hsl(243, 63%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#c0c72d  rgb(192, 199, 45)  hsl(63, 63%, 48%)  Pear
#c7342d  rgb(199, 52, 45)  hsl(3, 63%, 48%)  Persian Red
#2dc734  rgb(45, 199, 52)  hsl(123, 63%, 48%)  Lime Green