What color is #341E42?

#341E42 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 #341E42?

The RGB value is 52, 30, 66: 52 red, 30 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341E42?

The complementary color is #2C421E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341E42 color

#341E42 rgb(52, 30, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #341E42 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 11.8% green and 25.9% blue (52, 30, 66).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 38% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#341E42 color codes

HEX	`#341E42`
RGB	`rgb(52, 30, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 11.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 38%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 55%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 55%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.76, 18.7, -18.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.76, 26.46, 314.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.864, 2.052, 5.398)`
Decimal	`3415618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341E42, 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 #341E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #341E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341e42; }
.text { color: #341e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 30 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341e42, #421e3e); }

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Questions

What color is #341E42?: #341E42 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 #341E42?: The RGB value is 52, 30, 66: 52 red, 30 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341E42?: The complementary color is #2C421E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.