What color is #34264A?

#34264A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34264A?

The RGB value is 52, 38, 74: 52 red, 38 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34264A?

The complementary color is #3C4A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34264A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34264A color

#34264A rgb(52, 38, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #34264A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 14.9% green and 29% blue (52, 38, 74).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 32% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#34264A color codes

HEX	`#34264A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 38, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 14.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 32%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 49%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 49%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.41, 15.53, -20.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.41, 25.35, 307.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.345, 2.611, 6.805)`
Decimal	`3417674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34264A, 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 #34264A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34264A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #34264A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34264a; }
.text { color: #34264a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34264a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 38 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34264a, #46264a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #34264A?: #34264A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34264A?: The RGB value is 52, 38, 74: 52 red, 38 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34264A?: The complementary color is #3C4A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34264A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.