What color is #341F40?

#341F40 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #341F40?

The RGB value is 52, 31, 64: 52 red, 31 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #341F40?

The complementary color is #2B401F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #341F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#341F40 color

#341F40 rgb(52, 31, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #341F40 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 12.2% green and 25.1% blue (52, 31, 64).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#341F40 color codes

HEX	`#341F40`
RGB	`rgb(52, 31, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 12.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 52%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 52%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.9, 17.49, -17.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.9, 24.46, 315.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.831, 2.08, 5.102)`
Decimal	`3415872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #341F40, 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 #341F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#341F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #341F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #341f40; }
.text { color: #341f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #341f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 31 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #341f40, #401f3b); }

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Questions

What color is #341F40?: #341F40 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #341F40?: The RGB value is 52, 31, 64: 52 red, 31 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #341F40?: The complementary color is #2B401F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #341F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.