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#3344DB Color

#3344DB is rgb(51, 68, 219) in RGB, hsl(234, 70%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 69%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3344DB
HEX#3344DB
RGBrgb(51, 68, 219)
HSLhsl(234, 70%, 53%)
HSVhsv(234, 77%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 69%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(48.2% 0.227 269.9)
LABlab(36.32% 36.06 -80.38)
LCHlch(36.32% 88.09 294.16)

What #3344DB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3344DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#3344DB Channel Values

How #3344DB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 51 · G 68 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 70% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 77% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.02:1 vs white · 2.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3344DB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3344DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3344DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #3344DB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3344DB.

How #3344DB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3344DB
Protanopia#4141DB
Protanomaly#3C42DB
Deuteranopia#3F3FDB
Deuteranomaly#3B41DB
Tritanopia#006868
Tritanomaly#005CA3
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3344DB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3344db: #3344DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3344DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3344db': '#3344DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.267, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_3344db">#3344DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#3344DB"

More Blue Colors

#3344DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#3344DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3344DB?

#3344DB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(51, 68, 219) in RGB and hsl(234, 70%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.46.

What is the RGB value of #3344DB?

#3344DB is rgb(51, 68, 219) — red 51, green 68, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3344DB?

#3344DB converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 69%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3344DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3344DB scores 7.02:1 against white and 2.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3344DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3344DB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 20.54, which is visibly different.

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