What color is #341A46?

#341A46 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341A46?

The RGB value is 52, 26, 70: 52 red, 26 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341A46?

The complementary color is #2C461A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341A46 color

#341A46 rgb(52, 26, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #341A46 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 10.2% green and 27.5% blue (52, 26, 70).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 46% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#341A46 color codes

HEX	`#341A46`
RGB	`rgb(52, 26, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 10.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 46%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 63%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 63%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.01, 22.4, -22.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.01, 31.87, 314.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.891, 1.911, 6.01)`
Decimal	`3414598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341A46, 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 #341A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #341A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341a46; }
.text { color: #341a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 26 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341a46, #461a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #341A46?: #341A46 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341A46?: The RGB value is 52, 26, 70: 52 red, 26 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341A46?: The complementary color is #2C461A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.