Close to Yale Blue
#034381
#034381 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 26.3% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 95% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #034381.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.89:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.12:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.89:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.12:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #034381 as they’d see it.
#034381 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #034381
What color is #034381?
#034381 is a dark, vivid blue, close to the color Yale Blue. In RGB it’s made of 1.2% red, 26.3% green, and 50.6% blue. Its hue is 210°, with 95% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #034381 in RGB?
#034381 is rgb(3, 67, 129): 3 red, 67 green, and 129 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #034381 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(98, 48, 0, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #034381?
PANTONE 301 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #034381?
Its complement #693608 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.