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#374B6D Color

#374B6D is rgb(55, 75, 109) in RGB, hsl(218, 33%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 31%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#374B6D
HEX#374B6D
RGBrgb(55, 75, 109)
HSLhsl(218, 33%, 32%)
HSVhsv(218, 50%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 31%, 0%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(41.2% 0.063 260.7)
LABlab(31.40% -0.14 -22.45)
LCHlch(31.40% 22.45 269.64)

What #374B6D 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 #374B6D, 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.

#374B6D Channel Values

How #374B6D 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 55 · G 75 · B 1098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 33% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 50% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.79:1 vs white · 2.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #374B6D 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 text8.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #374B6D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #374B6D; 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 #374B6D

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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How #374B6D 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#374B6D
Protanopia#48486D
Protanomaly#42496D
Deuteranopia#45456D
Deuteranomaly#40486D
Tritanopia#2E5050
Tritanomaly#324E5D
Achromatopsia#4B4B4B

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Using #374B6D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-374b6d: #374B6D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #374B6D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-374b6d': '#374B6D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.216, green: 0.294, blue: 0.427)
Android XML<color name="color_374b6d">#374B6D</color>
SVG fillfill="#374B6D"

More Blue Colors

#374B6D sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#374B6D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #374B6D?

#374B6D is a dark blue — rgb(55, 75, 109) in RGB and hsl(218, 33%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.39.

What is the RGB value of #374B6D?

#374B6D is rgb(55, 75, 109) — red 55, green 75, and blue 109 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #374B6D?

#374B6D converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 31%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #374B6D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #374B6D scores 8.79:1 against white and 2.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #374B6D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #374B6D 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 22.13, which is visibly different.

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