#344CA3#344CA3
#344CA3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.143 H 268.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #344CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(52, 76, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 52%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 68%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 53.4%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.09, 20.54, -49.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.09, 53.93, 292.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.8% -0.0039 -0.1433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.8% 0.143 268.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6092, 8.5423, 35.7329) |
| Luminance | 0.0854 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.64
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.31
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.57
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.75
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.84
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#344CA3 #A38B34
analogous
#3484A3 #344CA3 #5434A3
triadic
#344CA3 #A3344C #4CA334
tetradic
#344CA3 #A33484 #A38B34 #34A354
square
#344CA3 #A33484 #A38B34 #34A354
split-complementary
#344CA3 #A35434 #84A334
monochromatic
#162146 #253675 #344CA3 #4E68C6 #7C8FD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.75
#344CA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#344CA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #344CA3
7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##344CA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##344CA3 | 1.00 | 7.75 | 2.71 | 7.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1258A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006170
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #344ca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(52, 76, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.143 268.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#797dbf',
500: '#344ca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #344ca3; $custom-light: #797dbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#344ca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 52,
"g": 76,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.027,
"s": 51.628,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44802,
"c": 0.14333,
"h": 268.4
},
"luminance": 0.08543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#344CA3
secondary
#BEAE75
accent
#BC4DDB
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EEEEF7
border
#C9C9D0
text
#0A0912
muted
#7C7B81