What color is #0034AB?

#0034AB is a dark, vivid blue known as Blue Hour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue Hour?

The RGB value is 0, 52, 171: 0 red, 52 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue Hour?

The complementary color is #AB7700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0034AB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue Hour color: hex code #0034AB

#0034AB rgb(0, 52, 171)

Shades of blue

Blue Hour has the hex code #0034AB. It is a dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 20.4% green and 67.1% blue (0, 52, 171).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

Blue Hour (#0034AB) color codes

HEX	`#0034AB`
RGB	`rgb(0, 52, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 20.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 70%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.83, 35.33, -66.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.83, 75.39, 297.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.576, 5.395, 39.11)`
Decimal	`13483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue Hour, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #0034AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0034AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #0034AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0034ab; }
.text { color: #0034ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0034ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 52 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0034ab, #2100ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #0034AB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #0034AB?: #0034AB is a dark, vivid blue known as Blue Hour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue Hour?: The RGB value is 0, 52, 171: 0 red, 52 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue Hour?: The complementary color is #AB7700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0034AB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.