What color is #34355E?

#34355E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34355E?

The RGB value is 52, 53, 94: 52 red, 53 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34355E?

The complementary color is #5E5D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34355E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34355E color

#34355E rgb(52, 53, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #34355E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 20.8% green and 36.9% blue (52, 53, 94).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#34355E color codes

HEX	`#34355E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 53, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 20.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 45%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 44%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.95, 11.45, -24.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.95, 27.16, 294.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.709, 4.084, 11.128)`
Decimal	`3421534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34355E, 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 #34355E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34355E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #34355E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34355e; }
.text { color: #34355e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34355e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 53 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34355e, #48345e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #34355E?: #34355E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34355E?: The RGB value is 52, 53, 94: 52 red, 53 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34355E?: The complementary color is #5E5D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34355E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.