What color is #343771?

#343771 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343771?

The RGB value is 52, 55, 113: 52 red, 55 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343771?

The complementary color is #716E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343771?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343771 color

#343771 rgb(52, 55, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343771 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 21.6% green and 44.3% blue (52, 55, 113).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 37% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#343771 color codes

HEX	`#343771`
RGB	`rgb(52, 55, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 21.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 37%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 54%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 51%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.73, 16.56, -34.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.73, 37.88, 295.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.762, 4.654, 16.214)`
Decimal	`3422065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343771, 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 #343771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #343771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343771; }
.text { color: #343771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 55 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343771, #4f3471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #343771?: #343771 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343771?: The RGB value is 52, 55, 113: 52 red, 55 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343771?: The complementary color is #716E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343771?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.