What color is #334E95?

#334E95 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #334E95?

The RGB value is 51, 78, 149: 51 red, 78 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #334E95?

The complementary color is #957A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #334E95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#334E95 color

#334E95 rgb(51, 78, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #334E95 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 30.6% green and 58.4% blue (51, 78, 149).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 49% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Activities (#2E5090), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#334E95 color codes

HEX	`#334E95`
RGB	`rgb(51, 78, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 30.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 49%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 66%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 48%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.64, 13.85, -42.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.64, 44.36, 288.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.513, 8.322, 29.533)`
Decimal	`3362453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #334E95, 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 #334E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#334E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #334E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #334e95; }
.text { color: #334e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #334e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 78 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #334e95, #493395); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #334E95?: #334E95 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightly Activities. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #334E95?: The RGB value is 51, 78, 149: 51 red, 78 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #334E95?: The complementary color is #957A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #334E95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.