Palettes / Colors / #034B82

#034B82 — Deep Vivid Blue

#034B82 is a blue color we call Deep Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #034B82 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#034B82 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #813A03; it also sits naturally between #038179 and #030C81. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 29% · Blue 51%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 49%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #034B82

.text { color: #034B82; }
.background { background-color: #034B82; }
.border { border: 3px solid #034B82; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 75, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 95%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #034B82; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 75, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #034B82; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 75, 130, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#034B82">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#034B82">Div content here</div>

Shades of #034B82

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #813A03:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #034B82: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #034B82

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #034B82 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #034B82 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #034B82?

#034B82 is Deep Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 3, 75, 130). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #034B82?

#034B82 is RGB 3, 75, 130 — HSL 206°, 95%, 26% — CMYK 98%, 42%, 0%, 49%.

What colors go with #034B82?

Its complement is #813A03; analogous partners are #038179 and #030C81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #034B82 for text?

White text on #034B82 has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.33:1.