#344A8A#344A8A
#344A8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.109 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #344A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(52, 74, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 45%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 62%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.3%, 46.4%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.84, 12.66, -38.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.84, 40.36, 288.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.55% -0.005 -0.1093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.55% 0.109 267.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4508, 7.4619, 25.0348) |
| Luminance | 0.0746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 3.08
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 4.98
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.47
Darkish Blue
#014182
ΔE00 5.49
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.61
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#344A8A #8A7434
analogous
#34758A #344A8A #49348A
triadic
#344A8A #8A344A #4A8A34
tetradic
#344A8A #8A3475 #8A7434 #348A49
square
#344A8A #8A3475 #8A7434 #348A49
split-complementary
#344A8A #8A4934 #758A34
monochromatic
#131A31 #23325E #344A8A #4562B6 #6F86C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.42
#344A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#344A8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #344A8A
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##344A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##344A8A | 1.00 | 8.42 | 2.49 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C518C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1F4A89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005863
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #344a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 74, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.109 267.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#747cac',
500: '#344a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #344a8a; $custom-light: #747cac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#344a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 52,
"g": 74,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.651,
"s": 45.263,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42549,
"c": 0.10945,
"h": 267.4
},
"luminance": 0.07463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#344A8A
secondary
#B19F69
accent
#B453D5
background
#F7F7FA
surface
#EDEEF4
border
#C8C9CE
text
#090910
muted
#7B7B7F