What color is #34233F?

#34233F 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 #34233F?

The RGB value is 52, 35, 63: 52 red, 35 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34233F?

The complementary color is #2E3F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34233F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34233F color

#34233F rgb(52, 35, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #34233F is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 13.7% green and 24.7% blue (52, 35, 63).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 29% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 44% 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 14.4:1).

#34233F color codes

HEX	`#34233F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 35, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 13.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 29%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 44%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 44%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.95, 14.49, -14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.95, 20.69, 314.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.914, 2.291, 4.99)`
Decimal	`3416895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34233F, 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 #34233F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34233F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #34233F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34233f; }
.text { color: #34233f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34233f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 35 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34233f, #3f233c); }

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Questions

What color is #34233F?: #34233F 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 #34233F?: The RGB value is 52, 35, 63: 52 red, 35 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34233F?: The complementary color is #2E3F23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34233F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.