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#334AFA — Vivid Blue

#334AFA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #334AFA 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.

#334AFA 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 #FAE333; it also sits naturally between #33AEFA and #7F33FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#334AFA · RGB 51, 74, 250

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Color values

HEX#334AFA
RGB51, 74, 250
HSL233°, 95%, 59%
HSV233°, 80%, 98%
CMYK80%, 70%, 0%, 2%
XYZ21.07, 12.50, 91.75
Yxy12.50, 0.1681, 0.0998
CIE-Lab42.01, 52.58, -88.89
Hunter Lab35.36, 47.10, -136.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 29% · Blue 98%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #334AFA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #334AFA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #334AFA

.text { color: #334AFA; }
.background { background-color: #334AFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #334AFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(51, 74, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 95%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #334AFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(51, 74, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #334AFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(51, 74, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#334AFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#334AFA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #334AFA

#1A34F9#0621EF#051ED6#051AB8#04169F#031281#030F68#020A4B#010732#010314

Tints of #334AFA

#475CFA#5669FB#6A7BFB#7E8CFC#929EFC#A1ABFD#B4BDFD#C8CFFE#D7DCFE#EBEDFE

Tones of #334AFA

#4256EB#4F60DE#5E6BCF#6C76C1#7A81B3#888BA5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAE333:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.00:1 AA
Against black text3.50:1 AA large only

Best text color on #334AFA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #334AFA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #334AFA: ·

How #334AFA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #3D3DCFDeuteranopia · #3C3AC5Tritanopia · #34AEA6

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:

Tailwind blue 600 · #2563EBTailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Bootstrap primary · #0D6EFD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #334AFA rather than the exact color:

Smoky Petal
#1C0811 · #5CF83B · #3942FE · #20CAFB
Velvet Bloom
#3B0B0C · #92F717 · #3A55FA · #A823F8
Crimson Garden
#2B091E · #20FA67 · #4347F8 · #CEFB3E
Lucky Ruby Ember
#BFA815 · #ECE24F · #2F49E8 · #9997ED
Palette Ebeaff
#EBEAFF · #9694FF · #3D3BF3 · #FF2929
Electric Ruby Mirage
#0E1A09 · #FC445C · #3636FD · #4A70FE

Similar colors

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

#3942FE#3A55FA#4347F8#2F49E8#3D3BF3#3636FD#395EF9#3151E3#1B4EF5#4C46FA#3B4DE2#3153E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #334AF9  ·  #334AFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #334AFA?

#334AFA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 51, 74, 250). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #334AFA?

#334AFA is RGB 51, 74, 250 — HSL 233°, 95%, 59% — CMYK 80%, 70%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #334AFA?

Its complement is #FAE333; analogous partners are #33AEFA and #7F33FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #334AFA for text?

White text on #334AFA has a contrast ratio of 6.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.50:1.