What color is #340059?

#340059 is a very dark, vivid violet known as Cotinga Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cotinga Purple?

The RGB value is 52, 0, 89: 52 red, 0 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cotinga Purple?

The complementary color is #255900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #340059?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cotinga Purple color: hex code #340059

#340059 rgb(52, 0, 89)

Shades of purple

Cotinga Purple has the hex code #340059. It is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 0% green and 34.9% blue (52, 0, 89).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.28:1).

Cotinga Purple (#340059) color codes

HEX	`#340059`
RGB	`rgb(52, 0, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 0%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 100%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.3, 39.81, -40.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.3, 56.51, 314.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.219, 1.451, 9.56)`
Decimal	`3407961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cotinga Purple, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #340059	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#340059 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #340059 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #340059; }
.text { color: #340059; }
.border { border: 2px solid #340059; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 0 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #340059, #590051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

See #340059 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #340059?: #340059 is a very dark, vivid violet known as Cotinga Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cotinga Purple?: The RGB value is 52, 0, 89: 52 red, 0 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cotinga Purple?: The complementary color is #255900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #340059?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.