What color is #343B6D?

#343B6D 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 #343B6D?

The RGB value is 52, 59, 109: 52 red, 59 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343B6D?

The complementary color is #6D6634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343B6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343B6D color

#343B6D rgb(52, 59, 109)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343B6D is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 23.1% green and 42.7% blue (52, 59, 109).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 35% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#343B6D color codes

HEX	`#343B6D`
RGB	`rgb(52, 59, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 23.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 35%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 52%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 46%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.63, 12.43, -30.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.63, 32.54, 292.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.74, 4.962, 15.12)`
Decimal	`3423085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343B6D, 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 #343B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #343B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343b6d; }
.text { color: #343b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 59 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343b6d, #4a346d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #343B6D?: #343B6D 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 #343B6D?: The RGB value is 52, 59, 109: 52 red, 59 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343B6D?: The complementary color is #6D6634, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343B6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.