What color is #354E78?

#354E78 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dragonfly. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #354E78?

The RGB value is 53, 78, 120: 53 red, 78 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #354E78?

The complementary color is #785F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #354E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#354E78 color

#354E78 rgb(53, 78, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #354E78 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 30.6% green and 47.1% blue (53, 78, 120).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 39% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dragonfly (#314A76), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#354E78 color codes

HEX	`#354E78`
RGB	`rgb(53, 78, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 30.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 39%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 56%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 35%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.05, 3.8, -26.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.05, 27.12, 278.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.582, 7.561, 18.826)`
Decimal	`3493496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #354E78, 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 #354E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#354E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #354E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #354e78; }
.text { color: #354e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #354e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 78 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #354e78, #3e3578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #354E78?: #354E78 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Dragonfly. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #354E78?: The RGB value is 53, 78, 120: 53 red, 78 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #354E78?: The complementary color is #785F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #354E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.