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#345AD5 Color

#345AD5 is rgb(52, 90, 213) in RGB, hsl(226, 66%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 58%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is New Car (#214FC6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#345AD5
HEX#345AD5
RGBrgb(52, 90, 213)
HSLhsl(226, 66%, 52%)
HSVhsv(226, 76%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 58%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.194 266.4)
LABlab(41.42% 21.15 -68.60)
LCHlch(41.42% 71.79 287.13)

What #345AD5 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 #345AD5, 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.

#345AD5 Channel Values

How #345AD5 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 52 · G 90 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 66% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 76% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.88:1 vs white · 3.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #345AD5 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 text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #345AD5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #345AD5; 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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Tints & Shades of #345AD5

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #345AD5.

How #345AD5 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#345AD5
Protanopia#5555D5
Protanomaly#4A57D5
Deuteranopia#5050D5
Deuteranomaly#4654D5
Tritanopia#007474
Tritanomaly#006AA4
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #345AD5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-345ad5: #345AD5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #345AD5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-345ad5': '#345AD5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.204, green: 0.353, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_345ad5">#345AD5</color>
SVG fillfill="#345AD5"

More Blue Colors

#345AD5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#345AD5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #345AD5?

#345AD5 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(52, 90, 213) in RGB and hsl(226, 66%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is New Car (#214FC6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.83.

What is the RGB value of #345AD5?

#345AD5 is rgb(52, 90, 213) — red 52, green 90, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #345AD5?

#345AD5 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 58%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #345AD5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #345AD5 scores 5.88:1 against white and 3.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #345AD5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #345AD5 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 6.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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