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#334680 Color

#334680 is rgb(51, 70, 128) in RGB, hsl(225, 43%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 45%, 0%, 50%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yinmn Blue (#2E5090), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#334680
HEX#334680
RGBrgb(51, 70, 128)
HSLhsl(225, 43%, 35%)
HSVhsv(225, 60%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 45%, 0%, 50%)
OKLCHoklch(40.9% 0.1 268.1)
LABlab(30.49% 7.12 -35.75)
LCHlch(30.49% 36.45 281.26)

What #334680 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 #334680, 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.

#334680 Channel Values

How #334680 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 70 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 43% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 60% · V 50%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 50%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.02:1 vs white · 2.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #334680 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 text9.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #334680

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #334680; 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 #334680

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 #334680.

How #334680 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#334680
Protanopia#434380
Protanomaly#3D4480
Deuteranopia#404080
Deuteranomaly#3B4380
Tritanopia#1F5050
Tritanomaly#284C67
Achromatopsia#494949

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #334680 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-334680: #334680;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #334680;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-334680': '#334680' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.200, green: 0.275, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_334680">#334680</color>
SVG fillfill="#334680"

More Blue Colors

#334680 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#334680 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #334680?

#334680 is a dark blue — rgb(51, 70, 128) in RGB and hsl(225, 43%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yinmn Blue (#2E5090), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.

What is the RGB value of #334680?

#334680 is rgb(51, 70, 128) — red 51, green 70, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #334680?

#334680 converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 45%, 0%, 50%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #334680 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #334680 scores 9.02:1 against white and 2.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #334680 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #334680 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 15.92, which is visibly different.

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