What color is #340655?

#340655 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #340655?

The RGB value is 52, 6, 85: 52 red, 6 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #340655?

The complementary color is #275506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #340655?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#340655 color

#340655 rgb(52, 6, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #340655 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 2.4% green and 33.3% blue (52, 6, 85).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 87% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hollow Knight (#330055), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#340655 color codes

HEX	`#340655`
RGB	`rgb(52, 6, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 2.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 87%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 93%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 93%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.71, 36.35, -36.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.71, 51.66, 314.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.121, 1.516, 8.721)`
Decimal	`3409493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #340655, 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 #340655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#340655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #340655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #340655; }
.text { color: #340655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #340655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 6 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #340655, #55064e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #340655?: #340655 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #340655?: The RGB value is 52, 6, 85: 52 red, 6 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #340655?: The complementary color is #275506, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #340655?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.