What color is #341A39?

#341A39 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341A39?

The RGB value is 52, 26, 57: 52 red, 26 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341A39?

The complementary color is #1F391A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341A39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341A39 color

#341A39 rgb(52, 26, 57)

Shades of purple

The hex color #341A39 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 10.2% green and 22.4% blue (52, 26, 57).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 37% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.52:1).

#341A39 color codes

HEX	`#341A39`
RGB	`rgb(52, 26, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 10.2%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 37%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 54%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 54%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.2, 19.01, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.2, 24.12, 322)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.524, 1.764, 4.078)`
Decimal	`3414585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341A39, 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 #341A39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341A39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #341A39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341a39; }
.text { color: #341a39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341a39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 26 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341a39, #391a2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #341A39?: #341A39 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341A39?: The RGB value is 52, 26, 57: 52 red, 26 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341A39?: The complementary color is #1F391A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341A39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.