What color is #343E65?

#343E65 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 #343E65?

The RGB value is 52, 62, 101: 52 red, 62 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #343E65?

The complementary color is #655B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #343E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#343E65 color

#343E65 rgb(52, 62, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #343E65 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 24.3% green and 39.6% blue (52, 62, 101).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 32% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Blue (#2E3858), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#343E65 color codes

HEX	`#343E65`
RGB	`rgb(52, 62, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 24.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 32%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 49%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 39%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.06, 7.64, -24.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.06, 25.44, 287.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.487, 5.115, 13.007)`
Decimal	`3423845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #343E65, 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 #343E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#343E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #343E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #343e65; }
.text { color: #343e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #343e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 62 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #343e65, #433465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #343E65?: #343E65 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 #343E65?: The RGB value is 52, 62, 101: 52 red, 62 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #343E65?: The complementary color is #655B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #343E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.