Palettes / Colors / #034E7C

#034E7C — Deep Vivid Blue

#034E7C 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 #034E7C 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.

#034E7C 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 #7C3203; it also sits naturally between #037C6E and #03117C. 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 31% · Blue 49%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 51%

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

Previews

CSS code for #034E7C

.text { color: #034E7C; }
.background { background-color: #034E7C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #034E7C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 78, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 95%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #034E7C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 78, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #034E7C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 78, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#034E7C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#034E7C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C3203:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #034E7C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #034E7C

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 #034E7C 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 #034E7C 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

← #034E7B  ·  #034E7D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #034E7C?

#034E7C is Deep Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 3, 78, 124). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #034E7C?

#034E7C is RGB 3, 78, 124 — HSL 203°, 95%, 25% — CMYK 98%, 37%, 0%, 51%.

What colors go with #034E7C?

Its complement is #7C3203; analogous partners are #037C6E and #03117C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #034E7C for text?

White text on #034E7C has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.38:1.