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#342156 color: Stormy Night

#342156 is rgb(52, 33, 86) in RGB and oklch(30.147% 0.09241 297.052) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

30.1%
0.092
297°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.50:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #342156

#342156 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 30.1% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 297°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.02:1 contrast and black text 1.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #342156 mixed with white

  1. 342156
  2. 453566
  3. 574a77
  4. 6a5f87
  5. 7e7498
  6. 928aa9
  7. a7a0ba
  8. bcb7cb
  9. d2cfdc
  10. e8e7ed

Darker: #342156 mixed with black

  1. 342156
  2. 2c1b4a
  3. 24163e
  4. 1c1032
  5. 150b27
  6. 0e061c
  7. 070312
  8. 030108
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #342156 with less saturation

  1. 342156
  2. 332352
  3. 33254e
  4. 32264a
  5. 312847
  6. 312943
  7. 302a3f
  8. 2f2b3b
  9. 2f2c37
  10. 2f2d32

Questions about #342156

What color is #342156?

#342156 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Stormy Night. In RGB it is rgb(52, 33, 86), in HSL hsl(261.51, 44.54%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.147% 0.09241 297.052).

What colors go well with #342156?

The complementary color of #342156 is #2c3300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #192a5c and #451a46. The triadic partners are #4f1e00 and #003a2d.

Is white or black text more readable on #342156?

White text reads better on #342156: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and black gives 1.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #342156 a warm or cool color?

#342156 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 297 degrees, its lightness 30.1% and its chroma 0.092.