What color is #34396F?

#34396F 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 #34396F?

The RGB value is 52, 57, 111: 52 red, 57 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34396F?

The complementary color is #6F6A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34396F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34396F color

#34396F rgb(52, 57, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #34396F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 22.4% green and 43.5% blue (52, 57, 111).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 36% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#34396F color codes

HEX	`#34396F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 57, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 22.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 36%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 53%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 49%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.17, 14.5, -32.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.17, 35.21, 294.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.748, 4.804, 15.66)`
Decimal	`3422575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34396F, 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 #34396F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34396F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #34396F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34396f; }
.text { color: #34396f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34396f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 57 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34396f, #4c346f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #34396F?: #34396F 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 #34396F?: The RGB value is 52, 57, 111: 52 red, 57 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34396F?: The complementary color is #6F6A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34396F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.