Palettes / Colors / #034E86

#034E86 — Deep Vivid Blue

#034E86 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 #034E86 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.

#034E86 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 #873C03; it also sits naturally between #03877E and #030C87. 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 53%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 47%

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

Previews

CSS code for #034E86

.text { color: #034E86; }
.background { background-color: #034E86; }
.border { border: 3px solid #034E86; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 78, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 96%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #034E86; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 78, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #034E86; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 78, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#034E86">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#034E86">Div content here</div>

Shades of #034E86

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Tones of #034E86

Color harmonies

Complementary — #873C03:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #034E86: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #034E86

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 #034E86 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 #034E86 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

← #034E85  ·  #034E87 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #034E86?

#034E86 is Deep Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 3, 78, 134). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #034E86?

#034E86 is RGB 3, 78, 134 — HSL 206°, 96%, 27% — CMYK 98%, 42%, 0%, 47%.

What colors go with #034E86?

Its complement is #873C03; analogous partners are #03877E and #030C87. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #034E86 for text?

White text on #034E86 has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.44:1.