What color is #341B66?

#341B66 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Voldemort. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341B66?

The RGB value is 52, 27, 102: 52 red, 27 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341B66?

The complementary color is #4D661B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341B66 color

#341B66 rgb(52, 27, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #341B66 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 10.6% green and 40% blue (52, 27, 102).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 58% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Voldemort (#2D135F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#341B66 color codes

HEX	`#341B66`
RGB	`rgb(52, 27, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 10.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 58%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 74%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 74%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.8, 31.17, -39.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.8, 50.53, 308.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.206, 2.473, 12.824)`
Decimal	`3414886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341B66, 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 #341B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #341B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341b66; }
.text { color: #341b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 27 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341b66, #591b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #341B66?: #341B66 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Voldemort. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341B66?: The RGB value is 52, 27, 102: 52 red, 27 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341B66?: The complementary color is #4D661B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.