What color is #342140?

#342140 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 #342140?

The RGB value is 52, 33, 64: 52 red, 33 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342140?

The complementary color is #2D4021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342140 color

#342140 rgb(52, 33, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #342140 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 12.9% green and 25.1% blue (52, 33, 64).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 32% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#342140 color codes

HEX	`#342140`
RGB	`rgb(52, 33, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 12.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 32%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 48%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.44, 16.13, -16.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.44, 22.89, 314.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.885, 2.188, 5.12)`
Decimal	`3416384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342140, 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 #342140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	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 #342140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342140; }
.text { color: #342140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 33 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342140, #40213d); }

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Questions

What color is #342140?: #342140 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 #342140?: The RGB value is 52, 33, 64: 52 red, 33 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342140?: The complementary color is #2D4021, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.