What color is #342241?

#342241 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 #342241?

The RGB value is 52, 34, 65: 52 red, 34 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342241?

The complementary color is #2F4122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342241 color

#342241 rgb(52, 34, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #342241 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 13.3% green and 25.5% blue (52, 34, 65).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#342241 color codes

HEX	`#342241`
RGB	`rgb(52, 34, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 13.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 48%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.78, 15.72, -16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.78, 22.73, 313.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.942, 2.256, 5.28)`
Decimal	`3416641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342241, 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 #342241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #342241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342241; }
.text { color: #342241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 34 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342241, #41223e); }

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Questions

What color is #342241?: #342241 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 #342241?: The RGB value is 52, 34, 65: 52 red, 34 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342241?: The complementary color is #2F4122, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.