#344ba0 Color Information

#344ba0 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #344ba0. In RGB, it consists of 20.4% Red, 29.4% Green, and 62.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 67.5% Cyan, 53.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 37.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 227.2°, with saturation of 50.9% and lightness of 41.6%. The decimal value for #344ba0 is 3427232, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #344ba0 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#344ba0 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color52, 75, 160 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color20.4%, 29.4%, 62.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.796, 0.706, 0.373 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.675, 0.531, 0, 0.373 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color227.2°, 50.9%, 41.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color227.2°, 67.5%, 62.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color10.277, 8.300, 34.318 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color52, 71, 160 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code3427232 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color34.601, 20.099, -48.866 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)34.601, 52.838, 292.358 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color34.601, -11.209, -69.320 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color28.810, 13.258, -50.458 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.194, 0.157, 8.300 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4281617312 / 0xff344ba0 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333399 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #344ba0

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #344ba0, its pure hue is 227.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.9%, and its lightness is 41.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #344ba0, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #070914 to #2e428c.

Tints of #344ba0

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #344ba0, its pure hue is 227.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.9%, and its lightness is 41.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #344ba0, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #4d62ac to #e6e9f3.

Tones of #344ba0

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #344ba0, its pure hue is 227.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #344ba0, which range from #6a6a6a (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #002dd4 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #344ba0

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #344ba0! For #344ba0, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #344ba0. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #344ba0

This color, #344ba0, consists of 20.4% Red, 29.4% Green, and 62.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 52, Green = 75, Blue = 160. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #344ba0 is 67.5% Cyan, 53.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 37.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R20.4%
C67.5%
G29.4%
M53.1%
B62.7%
Y0.0%
K37.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 52 75 160
Octal 64 113 240
Hexa #34 #4b #a0
Binary 00110100 01001011 10100000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 67 53 0 37
Octal 103 65 0 45
Hexa #43 #35 #00 #25
Binary 01000011 00110101 00000000 00100101

Analogous Colors of #344ba0

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #344ba0 — which has hue 227.2° — its analogous colors are located at 197.2° and 257.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #344ba0.

Triadic Colors of #344ba0

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #344ba0 — which has hue 227.2° — its triadic colors are located at 107.2° and 347.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #344ba0.

Complementary Color of #344ba0

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #344ba0 — which has hue 227.2° — its complementary color is located at 47.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #344ba0.

Split Complementary Colors of #344ba0

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #344ba0 — which has hue 227.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 17.2° and 227.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #344ba0.

Tetradic Colors of #344ba0

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #344ba0 — which has hue 227.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 137.2°, 227.2°, 317.2°, and 47.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #344ba0.

Monochromatic Colors of #344ba0

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #344ba0, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #272d43 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #5775e7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #344ba0

We want to make getting started with #344ba0 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #344ba0 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #344ba0 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #344ba0 with other HTML elements.

#344ba0 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #344ba0.
<span style="color: #344ba0;">The color of this text is #344ba0.</span>

#344ba0 Background Color

The background color for this text is #344ba0.
<div style="background-color: #344ba0; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #344ba0.</div>

#344ba0 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #344ba0.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #344ba0;">This color for the shadow of this text is #344ba0.</span>

#344ba0 Border Color

This is a div with border color #344ba0.
<div style="border: #344ba0 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #344ba0.</div>

#344ba0 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #344ba0 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #344ba0; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #344ba0 on a white background.</div></div>

#344ba0 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #344ba0 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #344ba0; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #344ba0 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #344ba0 to White

This is a gradient from #344ba0 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#344ba0,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#344ba0,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#344ba0,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#344ba0,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #344ba0 to white.</div>

Gradient from #344ba0 to Black

This is a gradient from #344ba0 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#344ba0,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#344ba0,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#344ba0,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#344ba0,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #344ba0 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #344ba0

In addition to using #344ba0 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #344ba0 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #344ba0, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 52, Green = 75, Blue = 160). If you need details about the color coordinates of #344ba0 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #344ba0
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(52, 75, 160)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #344ba0; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #344ba0; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #344ba0; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(52, 75, 160);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#344ba0")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:52, green:75, blue:160, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:52 green:75 blue:160 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(52f, 75f, 160f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(52, 75, 160);
 

#344ba0 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #344ba0 the same way. For those with color blindness, #344ba0 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #344ba0 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #344ba0 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #344ba0 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #344ba0 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #344ba0 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.9:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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