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#342a5c color: Paris M

#342a5c is rgb(52, 42, 92) in RGB and oklch(32.357% 0.08602 289.933) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

32.4%
0.086
290°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #342a5c

#342a5c is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 32.4% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.87:1 contrast and black text 1.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Paris M (#312760). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #342a5c mixed with white

  1. 342a5c
  2. 453d6c
  3. 57517c
  4. 6a658c
  5. 7e7a9c
  6. 928fac
  7. a7a4bc
  8. bcbacd
  9. d2d1dd
  10. e8e8ee

Darker: #342a5c mixed with black

  1. 342a5c
  2. 2c234f
  3. 241c42
  4. 1c1636
  5. 15102a
  6. 0e0a1f
  7. 070514
  8. 03020a
  9. 010103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #342a5c with less saturation

  1. 342a5c
  2. 342b58
  3. 342d54
  4. 332e50
  5. 332f4c
  6. 333048
  7. 333144
  8. 333240
  9. 33323c
  10. 333338

Questions about #342a5c

What color is #342a5c?

#342a5c is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Paris M. In RGB it is rgb(52, 42, 92), in HSL hsl(252, 37.31%, 26.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.357% 0.08602 289.933).

What colors go well with #342a5c?

The complementary color of #342a5c is #373700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #17325f and #46234f. The triadic partners are #552300 and #00412d.

Is white or black text more readable on #342a5c?

White text reads better on #342a5c: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 and black gives 1.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #342a5c a warm or cool color?

#342a5c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 32.4% and its chroma 0.086.