What color is #343050?

#343050 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343050?

The RGB value is 52, 48, 80: 52 red, 48 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343050?

The complementary color is #4C5030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343050?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343050 color

#343050 rgb(52, 48, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343050 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 18.8% green and 31.4% blue (52, 48, 80).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#343050 color codes

HEX	`#343050`
RGB	`rgb(52, 48, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 18.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 40%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 40%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.66, 10.41, -18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.66, 21.65, 298.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.921, 3.423, 8.042)`
Decimal	`3420240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343050, 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 #343050	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343050 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #343050 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343050; }
.text { color: #343050; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343050; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 48 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343050, #443050); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #343050?: #343050 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343050?: The RGB value is 52, 48, 80: 52 red, 48 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343050?: The complementary color is #4C5030, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343050?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.