What color is #341B47?

#341B47 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 #341B47?

The RGB value is 52, 27, 71: 52 red, 27 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341B47?

The complementary color is #2E471B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341B47 color

#341B47 rgb(52, 27, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #341B47 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 10.6% green and 27.8% blue (52, 27, 71).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 45% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 62% 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 15.07:1).

#341B47 color codes

HEX	`#341B47`
RGB	`rgb(52, 27, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 10.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 45%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 62%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 62%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.32, 22.03, -22.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.32, 31.76, 313.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.945, 1.969, 6.185)`
Decimal	`3414855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341B47, 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 #341B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	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 #341B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341b47; }
.text { color: #341b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 27 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341b47, #471b44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #341B47?: #341B47 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 #341B47?: The RGB value is 52, 27, 71: 52 red, 27 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341B47?: The complementary color is #2E471B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.