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#034C8F closest to Olympian Blue

#034C8F 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, 29.8% green and 56.1% blue (rgb(3, 76, 143)). Its HSL value is 209° hue, 96% saturation and 29% lightness, and in CMYK it is 98% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. #034C8F is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.63:1.

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Variations of #034C8F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#034C8F 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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#034C8F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #034C8F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #00468E
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #275292
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1F5091
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #00468E
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #06498E
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #005C66
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00537E
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4C4C4C
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #424C62

#034C8F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.63:1 Very good#034C8F text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.43:1 Very poor#034C8F text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#034C8F in CSS

/* Olympian Blue */
.color { color: #034C8F; }
.background { background-color: #034C8F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #034C8F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(3 76 143);
color: hsl(209 96% 29%);
color: oklch(0.417 0.128 253.3);

#034C8F FAQ

What color is #034C8F?

#034C8F 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 #034C8F?

#034C8F is rgb(3, 76, 143) in RGB, hsl(209, 96%, 29%) in HSL and cmyk(98%, 47%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #034C8F?

The complementary color of #034C8F is #8F4603, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #034C8F?

White text has the best contrast on #034C8F: 8.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #034C8F a warm or cool color?

#034C8F is a cool color.