034A8A

#034A8A closest to Olympian Blue

#034A8A is a dark, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Olympian Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 1.2% red, 29.0% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(3, 74, 138)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 96% saturation and 28% lightness, and in CMYK it is 98% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black. #034A8A is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.93:1.

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Variations of #034A8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#034A8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#034A8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #034A8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #044489
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #274F8C
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1F4D8B
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #044489
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #094789
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #005A63
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00517A
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #494949
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #404A5F

#034A8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.93:1 Very good#034A8A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.35:1 Very poor#034A8A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#034A8A in CSS

/* Olympian Blue */
.color { color: #034A8A; }
.background { background-color: #034A8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #034A8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(3 74 138);
color: hsl(208 96% 28%);
color: oklch(0.409 0.123 252.9);

#034A8A FAQ

What color is #034A8A?

#034A8A is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Olympian Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #034A8A?

#034A8A is rgb(3, 74, 138) in RGB, hsl(208, 96%, 28%) in HSL and cmyk(98%, 46%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #034A8A?

The complementary color of #034A8A is #8A4303, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #034A8A?

White text has the best contrast on #034A8A: 8.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #034A8A a warm or cool color?

#034A8A is a cool color.