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#342FAA

#342faa ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#342faa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.39% red, 18.43% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.41% cyan, 72.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 242.44°, with 56.68% saturation and 42.55% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.0567

Complementary

  1. #342faa
  2. #a5aa2f

Split complementary

  1. #342faa
  2. #aa722f
  3. #68aa2f

Analogous

  1. #2f68aa
  2. #342faa
  3. #722faa

Triadic

  1. #342faa
  2. #aa342f
  3. #2faa34

Tetradic

  1. #342faa
  2. #aa2fa5
  3. #a5aa2f
  4. #2faa34

Square

  1. #342faa
  2. #aa2f68
  3. #a5aa2f
  4. #2faa72

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0e32
  2. #221e6e
  3. #342faa
  4. #5a55d0
  5. #9591e1

Shades

#342faa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #342faa
  2. #2f2a99
  3. #2a2688
  4. #242177
  5. #1f1c66
  6. #1a1855
  7. #151344
  8. #100e33
  9. #0a0922
  10. #050511
  11. #000000

Tints

#342faa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #342faa
  2. #4844b3
  3. #5d59bb
  4. #716dc4
  5. #8582cc
  6. #9a97d5
  7. #aeacdd
  8. #c2c1e6
  9. #d6d5ee
  10. #ebeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#342faa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #342faa
  2. #3c37a6
  3. #433fa2
  4. #4b479d
  5. #524f99
  6. #5a5895
  7. #626091
  8. #69688d
  9. #717088
  10. #787884
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3c7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ea8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005169 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004688 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-342faa {
  color: #342faa;
}
Background
.bg-342faa {
  background-color: #342faa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-342faa {
  border: 2px solid #342faa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #342faa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 52 47 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-342faa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #342faa, #722faa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-342faa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(52 47 170 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.06 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.41 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.93 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.10 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.17 #cbd055 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#342faa  rgb(52, 47, 170)  hsl(242, 57%, 43%)  Egyptian Blue
#a5aa2f  rgb(165, 170, 47)  hsl(62, 57%, 43%)  Brass
#aa342f  rgb(170, 52, 47)  hsl(2, 57%, 43%)  Brown
#2faa34  rgb(47, 170, 52)  hsl(122, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green