#342EC5#342EC5

#342EC5 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.222 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#342EC5
RGB	rgb(52, 46, 197)
HSL	hsl(242, 62%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.6%, 76.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.15, 50.83, -76.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.15, 91.84, 303.61°)
OKLab	oklab(42.84% 0.0136 -0.2213)
OKLCH	oklch(42.84% 0.222 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4679, 6.7140, 53.4514)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 4.64

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#342EC5 #BFC52E

analogous

#2E74C5 #342EC5 #7F2EC5

triadic

#342EC5 #C5342E #2EC534

tetradic

#342EC5 #C52E74 #BFC52E #2EC57F

square

#342EC5 #C52E74 #BFC52E #2EC57F

split-complementary

#342EC5 #C57F2E #74C52E

monochromatic

#1A1762 #272293 #342EC5 #5D58D8 #8D8AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#342EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#342EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #342EC5

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##342EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##342EC5	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #342ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 46, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.222 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836ad8',
    500: '#342ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #342ec5;
$custom-light: #836ad8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#342ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 52,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.384,
    "s": 62.14,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42842,
    "c": 0.22171,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#342EC5

secondary

#CACE81

accent

#E543DF

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFB

border

#CBC6D4

text

#0C0715

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #342EC5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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