What color is #342046?

#342046 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342046?

The RGB value is 52, 32, 70: 52 red, 32 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342046?

The complementary color is #324620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342046?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342046 color

#342046 rgb(52, 32, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #342046 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 12.5% green and 27.5% blue (52, 32, 70).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 37% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#342046 color codes

HEX	`#342046`
RGB	`rgb(52, 32, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 12.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 37%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 54%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 54%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.53, 18.46, -20.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.53, 27.42, 312.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.038, 2.205, 6.059)`
Decimal	`3416134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342046, 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 #342046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #342046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342046; }
.text { color: #342046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 32 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342046, #462045); }

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Questions

What color is #342046?: #342046 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342046?: The RGB value is 52, 32, 70: 52 red, 32 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342046?: The complementary color is #324620, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342046?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.