What color is #344F80?

#344F80 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #344F80?

The RGB value is 52, 79, 128: 52 red, 79 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #344F80?

The complementary color is #806534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #344F80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#344F80 color

#344F80 rgb(52, 79, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #344F80 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 31% green and 50.2% blue (52, 79, 128).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 42% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is St. Tropaz (#39527D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#344F80 color codes

HEX	`#344F80`
RGB	`rgb(52, 79, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 31%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 42%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 59%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 38%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.73, 5.74, -30.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.73, 31.27, 280.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.107, 7.88, 21.512)`
Decimal	`3428224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #344F80, 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 #344F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#344F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #344F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #344f80; }
.text { color: #344f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #344f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 79 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #344f80, #3f3480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #344F80?: #344F80 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #344F80?: The RGB value is 52, 79, 128: 52 red, 79 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #344F80?: The complementary color is #806534, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #344F80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.