What color is #342B59?

#342B59 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342B59?

The RGB value is 52, 43, 89: 52 red, 43 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342B59?

The complementary color is #50592B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342B59 color

#342B59 rgb(52, 43, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #342B59 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 16.9% green and 34.9% blue (52, 43, 89).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 35% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Noir (#322C56), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#342B59 color codes

HEX	`#342B59`
RGB	`rgb(52, 43, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 16.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 35%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 52%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 52%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.75, 16.72, -26.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.75, 31.26, 302.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.083, 3.179, 9.848)`
Decimal	`3418969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342B59, 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 #342B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #342B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342b59; }
.text { color: #342b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 43 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342b59, #4b2b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #342B59?: #342B59 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342B59?: The RGB value is 52, 43, 89: 52 red, 43 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342B59?: The complementary color is #50592B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.