What color is #342039?

#342039 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342039?

The RGB value is 52, 32, 57: 52 red, 32 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342039?

The complementary color is #253920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342039 color

#342039 rgb(52, 32, 57)

Shades of purple

The hex color #342039 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 12.5% green and 22.4% blue (52, 32, 57).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 28% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.88:1).

#342039 color codes

HEX	`#342039`
RGB	`rgb(52, 32, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 12.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 28%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 44%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 44%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.79, 14.98, -12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.79, 19.43, 320.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.671, 2.059, 4.127)`
Decimal	`3416121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342039, 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 #342039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.88:1	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 #342039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342039; }
.text { color: #342039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 32 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342039, #392032); }

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Questions

What color is #342039?: #342039 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342039?: The RGB value is 52, 32, 57: 52 red, 32 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342039?: The complementary color is #253920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.