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#342a56 color: Purple Noir

#342a56 is rgb(52, 42, 86) in RGB and oklch(31.934% 0.07659 291.943) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

31.9%
0.077
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.61:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #342a56

#342a56 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 31.9% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.03:1 contrast and black text 1.61:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Noir (#322c56). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #342a56 mixed with white

  1. 342a56
  2. 453d66
  3. 575176
  4. 6a6587
  5. 7e7997
  6. 928ea8
  7. a7a4b9
  8. bcbaca
  9. d2d1dc
  10. e8e8ed

Darker: #342a56 mixed with black

  1. 342a56
  2. 2c234a
  3. 241c3e
  4. 1c1632
  5. 151027
  6. 0e0a1c
  7. 070512
  8. 030208
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #342a56 with less saturation

  1. 342a56
  2. 342b53
  3. 332c4f
  4. 332d4c
  5. 332e48
  6. 332f45
  7. 333041
  8. 33313e
  9. 33313a
  10. 333236

Questions about #342a56

What color is #342a56?

#342a56 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Purple Noir. In RGB it is rgb(52, 42, 86), in HSL hsl(253.64, 34.38%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.934% 0.07659 291.943).

What colors go well with #342a56?

The complementary color of #342a56 is #343600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c3159 and #44244a. The triadic partners are #502505 and #003f2e.

Is white or black text more readable on #342a56?

White text reads better on #342a56: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and black gives 1.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #342a56 a warm or cool color?

#342a56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 31.9% and its chroma 0.077.