#334250

A dark, muted blue closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #334250

When working with digital screens, the color #334250 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 51 parts red, 66 parts green, and 80 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 36% cyan and 18% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#334250
RGB51, 66, 80
HSL209.0°, 22.1%, 25.7%
CMYK36%, 18%, 0%, 69%
HSV209.0°, 36.2%, 31.4%
LAB27.2, -2.1, -10.4
XYZ4.8, 5.2, 8.3
Decimal3359312

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.31:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.04:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.73:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #334250; }
.text-color { color: #334250; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #334250; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F