What color is #341D43?

#341D43 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341D43?

The RGB value is 52, 29, 67: 52 red, 29 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341D43?

The complementary color is #2C431D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341D43 color

#341D43 rgb(52, 29, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #341D43 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 11.4% green and 26.3% blue (52, 29, 67).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 40% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#341D43 color codes

HEX	`#341D43`
RGB	`rgb(52, 29, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 11.4%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 40%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 57%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 57%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.56, 19.63, -19.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.56, 27.83, 314.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.868, 2.014, 5.547)`
Decimal	`3415363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341D43, 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 #341D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #341D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341d43; }
.text { color: #341d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 29 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341d43, #431d3f); }

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Questions

What color is #341D43?: #341D43 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341D43?: The RGB value is 52, 29, 67: 52 red, 29 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341D43?: The complementary color is #2C431D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.