What color is #342C45?

#342C45 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #342C45?

The RGB value is 52, 44, 69: 52 red, 44 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #342C45?

The complementary color is #3D452C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #342C45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#342C45 color

#342C45 rgb(52, 44, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #342C45 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 17.3% green and 27.1% blue (52, 44, 69).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 22% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#342C45 color codes

HEX	`#342C45`
RGB	`rgb(52, 44, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 17.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 22%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 36%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 36%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.89, 9.91, -14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.89, 17.42, 304.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.391, 2.961, 6.022)`
Decimal	`3419205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #342C45, 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 #342C45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#342C45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #342C45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #342c45; }
.text { color: #342c45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #342c45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 44 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #342c45, #412c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #342C45?: #342C45 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #342C45?: The RGB value is 52, 44, 69: 52 red, 44 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #342C45?: The complementary color is #3D452C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #342C45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.