What color is #342B86?

#342B86 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perfect Dark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342B86?

The RGB value is 52, 43, 134: 52 red, 43 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342B86?

The complementary color is #7D862B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342B86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342B86 color

#342B86 rgb(52, 43, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #342B86 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 16.9% green and 52.5% blue (52, 43, 134).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 51% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Perfect Dark (#313390), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#342B86 color codes

HEX	`#342B86`
RGB	`rgb(52, 43, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 16.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 51%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 68%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 68%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.25, 31.82, -49.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.25, 59.03, 302.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.582, 4.179, 23.009)`
Decimal	`3419014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342B86, 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 #342B86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342B86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #342B86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342b86; }
.text { color: #342b86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342b86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 43 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342b86, #622b86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #342B86?: #342B86 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perfect Dark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342B86?: The RGB value is 52, 43, 134: 52 red, 43 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342B86?: The complementary color is #7D862B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342B86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.