What color is #341A48?

#341A48 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 #341A48?

The RGB value is 52, 26, 72: 52 red, 26 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341A48?

The complementary color is #2E481A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341A48 color

#341A48 rgb(52, 26, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #341A48 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 10.2% green and 28.2% blue (52, 26, 72).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#341A48 color codes

HEX	`#341A48`
RGB	`rgb(52, 26, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 10.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 64%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 64%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.15, 22.95, -23.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.15, 33.09, 313.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.955, 1.937, 6.348)`
Decimal	`3414600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341A48, 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 #341A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #341A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341a48; }
.text { color: #341a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 26 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341a48, #481a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #341A48?: #341A48 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 #341A48?: The RGB value is 52, 26, 72: 52 red, 26 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341A48?: The complementary color is #2E481A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.