What color is #342A81?

#342A81 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Rodeo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342A81?

The RGB value is 52, 42, 129: 52 red, 42 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342A81?

The complementary color is #77812A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342A81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342A81 color

#342A81 rgb(52, 42, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #342A81 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 16.5% green and 50.6% blue (52, 42, 129).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 51% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Deep Space Rodeo (#332277), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#342A81 color codes

HEX	`#342A81`
RGB	`rgb(52, 42, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 16.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 51%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 67%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 67%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.57, 30.75, -47.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.57, 56.75, 302.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.205, 3.971, 21.204)`
Decimal	`3418753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342A81, 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 #342A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #342A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342a81; }
.text { color: #342a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 42 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342a81, #5f2a81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #342A81?: #342A81 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deep Space Rodeo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342A81?: The RGB value is 52, 42, 129: 52 red, 42 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342A81?: The complementary color is #77812A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342A81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.