#34497b

Color #34497b

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 21.28 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#34497b

RGB

rgb(52, 73, 123)

HSL

hsl(222.3, 40.6%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.3, 57.7%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.7%, 40.7%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(31.63, 7.92, -30.96)

LCH

lch(31.63, 31.96, 284.35)

OKLCH

oklch(41.3%, 0.0881, 265.51)

HWB

hwb(222.3, 20.4%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b6634

Analogous

#346c7b

#34497b

#43347b

Triadic

#34497b

#7b3449

#497b34

Split-complementary

#34497b

#7b4334

#6c7b34

Tetradic

#34497b

#66347b

#7b6634

#497b34

Square

#34497b

#7b346c

#7b6634

#347b43

Shades

Color #34497b mixed toward black.

#2b3d66

#233152

#1a243d

#111829

#090c14

Tints

Color #34497b mixed toward white.

#4560a2

#627dbd

#899dcd

#b0bede

#d8deee

Tones

Color #34497b mixed toward gray.

#3a4b75

#404e6f

#465069

#4c5363

#52555d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.39:1

White text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e71 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#3d3b6f · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#356967 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 18.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #34497b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#34497b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#34497b (#34497b) is rgb(52, 73, 123) in RGB.

No, #34497b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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