#344AA3#344AA3

#344AA3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.146 H 269.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#344AA3
RGB	rgb(52, 74, 163)
HSL	hsl(228, 52%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(228, 68%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 54.6%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.54, 21.86, -50.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.54, 55.26, 293.30°)
OKLab	oklab(44.39% -0.0021 -0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(44.39% 0.146 269.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.4736, 8.2710, 35.6877)
Luminance	0.0827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#344AA3 #A38D34

analogous

#3482A3 #344AA3 #5634A3

triadic

#344AA3 #A3344A #4AA334

tetradic

#344AA3 #A33482 #A38D34 #34A356

square

#344AA3 #A33482 #A38D34 #34A356

split-complementary

#344AA3 #A35634 #82A334

monochromatic

#162046 #253575 #344AA3 #4E66C6 #7C8ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#344AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#344AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #344AA3

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##344AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##344AA3	1.00	7.91	2.65	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0756A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #344aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 74, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.146 269.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#797cbf',
    500: '#344aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #344aa3;
$custom-light: #797cbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#344aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 52,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.108,
    "s": 51.628,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44389,
    "c": 0.14592,
    "h": 269.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#344AA3

secondary

#BEB075

accent

#BF4DDB

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EEEEF7

border

#C9C9D0

text

#0A0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #344AA3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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