What color is #343281?

#343281 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343281?

The RGB value is 52, 50, 129: 52 red, 50 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343281?

The complementary color is #7F8132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343281?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343281 color

#343281 rgb(52, 50, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343281 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 19.6% green and 50.6% blue (52, 50, 129).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 44% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic Highway (#273287), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#343281 color codes

HEX	`#343281`
RGB	`rgb(52, 50, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 19.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 44%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 61%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 61%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.55, 25.56, -44.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.55, 51.3, 299.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.518, 4.596, 21.308)`
Decimal	`3420801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343281, 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 #343281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #343281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343281; }
.text { color: #343281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 50 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343281, #5b3281); }

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Questions

What color is #343281?: #343281 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343281?: The RGB value is 52, 50, 129: 52 red, 50 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343281?: The complementary color is #7F8132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343281?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.