What color is #20348D?

#20348D is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #20348D?

The RGB value is 32, 52, 141: 32 red, 52 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #20348D?

The complementary color is #8D7920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #20348D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#20348D color

#20348D rgb(32, 52, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #20348D is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 12.5% red, 20.4% green and 55.3% blue (32, 52, 141).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 63% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic Highway (#273287), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#20348D color codes

HEX	`#20348D`
RGB	`rgb(32, 52, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(12.5%, 20.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 63%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 77%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 63%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.82, 25.57, -51.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.82, 57.57, 296.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.63, 4.685, 25.749)`
Decimal	`2110605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #20348D, 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 #20348D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#20348D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #20348D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #20348d; }
.text { color: #20348d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #20348d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(32 52 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #20348d, #43208d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #20348D?: #20348D is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #20348D?: The RGB value is 32, 52, 141: 32 red, 52 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #20348D?: The complementary color is #8D7920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #20348D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.