What color is #341B33?

#341B33 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 #341B33?

The RGB value is 52, 27, 51: 52 red, 27 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341B33?

The complementary color is #1B341C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341B33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341B33 color

#341B33 rgb(52, 27, 51)

Shades of purple

The hex color #341B33 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 10.6% green and 20% blue (52, 27, 51).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 2% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#341B33 color codes

HEX	`#341B33`
RGB	`rgb(52, 27, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 10.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 48%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 2%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.13, 16.91, -10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.13, 20, 327.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.406, 1.753, 3.343)`
Decimal	`3414835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341B33, 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 #341B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341B33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #341B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341b33; }
.text { color: #341b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 27 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341b33, #341b27); }

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Questions

What color is #341B33?: #341B33 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 #341B33?: The RGB value is 52, 27, 51: 52 red, 27 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341B33?: The complementary color is #1B341C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341B33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.