What color is #434A90?

#434A90 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Queen of the Night Shift. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #434A90?

The RGB value is 67, 74, 144: 67 red, 74 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #434A90?

The complementary color is #908943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #434A90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#434A90 color

#434A90 rgb(67, 74, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #434A90 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 29% green and 56.5% blue (67, 74, 144).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 36% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Queen of the Night Shift (#3D4585), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#434A90 color codes

HEX	`#434A90`
RGB	`rgb(67, 74, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 29%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 36%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 53%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 49%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.2, 18.05, -39.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.2, 43.67, 294.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.796, 8.104, 27.428)`
Decimal	`4410000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #434A90, 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 #434A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#434A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #434A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #434a90; }
.text { color: #434a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #434a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 74 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #434a90, #624390); }

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Questions

What color is #434A90?: #434A90 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Queen of the Night Shift. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #434A90?: The RGB value is 67, 74, 144: 67 red, 74 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #434A90?: The complementary color is #908943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #434A90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.