What color is #334A78?

#334A78 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dragonfly. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334A78?

The RGB value is 51, 74, 120: 51 red, 74 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334A78?

The complementary color is #786133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334A78 color

#334A78 rgb(51, 74, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #334A78 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 29% green and 47.1% blue (51, 74, 120).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 40% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dragonfly (#314A76), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#334A78 color codes

HEX	`#334A78`
RGB	`rgb(51, 74, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 29%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 40%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 57%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 38%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.71, 5.95, -28.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.71, 29.58, 281.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.203, 6.957, 18.729)`
Decimal	`3361400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334A78, 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 #334A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #334A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334a78; }
.text { color: #334a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 74 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334a78, #3f3378); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #334A78?: #334A78 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dragonfly. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334A78?: The RGB value is 51, 74, 120: 51 red, 74 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334A78?: The complementary color is #786133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.