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 #340059?

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 #340059?

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.

#340059 color

#340059 rgb(52, 0, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #340059 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.

This exact color is also called Cotinga Purple.

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

#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 #340059, 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.

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 #340059?: 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 #340059?: 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.