What color is #343A58?

#343A58 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #343A58?

The RGB value is 52, 58, 88: 52 red, 58 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343A58?

The complementary color is #585234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343A58 color

#343A58 rgb(52, 58, 88)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343A58 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 22.7% green and 34.5% blue (52, 58, 88).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#343A58 color codes

HEX	`#343A58`
RGB	`rgb(52, 58, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 22.7%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 34%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.14, 6.07, -18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.14, 19.79, 287.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.69, 4.461, 9.844)`
Decimal	`3422808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343A58, 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 #343A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #343A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343a58; }
.text { color: #343a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 58 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343a58, #403458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #343A58?: #343A58 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mediaeval Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #343A58?: The RGB value is 52, 58, 88: 52 red, 58 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343A58?: The complementary color is #585234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.