What color is #343779?

#343779 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 #343779?

The RGB value is 52, 55, 121: 52 red, 55 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343779?

The complementary color is #797634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343779?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343779 color

#343779 rgb(52, 55, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343779 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 21.6% green and 47.5% blue (52, 55, 121).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 40% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#343779 color codes

HEX	`#343779`
RGB	`rgb(52, 55, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 21.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 40%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 57%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 55%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.28, 19.38, -38.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.28, 42.88, 296.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.232, 4.843, 18.692)`
Decimal	`3422073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343779, 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 #343779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #343779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343779; }
.text { color: #343779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 55 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343779, #533479); }

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Questions

What color is #343779?: #343779 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 #343779?: The RGB value is 52, 55, 121: 52 red, 55 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343779?: The complementary color is #797634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343779?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.