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#342a5e color: Paris M

#342a5e is rgb(52, 42, 94) in RGB and oklch(32.503% 0.08913 289.329) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

32.5%
0.089
289°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.64:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #342a5e

#342a5e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 32.5% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.81:1 contrast and black text 1.64:1, 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: #342a5e mixed with white

  1. 342a5e
  2. 453d6e
  3. 57517d
  4. 6a658d
  5. 7d7a9d
  6. 928fad
  7. a7a4bd
  8. bcbace
  9. d2d1de
  10. e8e8ee

Darker: #342a5e mixed with black

  1. 342a5e
  2. 2c2351
  3. 241c44
  4. 1c1637
  5. 15102b
  6. 0e0a1f
  7. 070514
  8. 03020a
  9. 010103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #342a5e with less saturation

  1. 342a5e
  2. 342c5a
  3. 342d56
  4. 332e52
  5. 332f4e
  6. 33304a
  7. 333145
  8. 333241
  9. 34333d
  10. 343338

Questions about #342a5e

What color is #342a5e?

#342a5e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Paris M. In RGB it is rgb(52, 42, 94), in HSL hsl(251.54, 38.24%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.503% 0.08913 289.329).

What colors go well with #342a5e?

The complementary color of #342a5e is #383700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #163361 and #472250. The triadic partners are #572300 and #00422c.

Is white or black text more readable on #342a5e?

White text reads better on #342a5e: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and black gives 1.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #342a5e a warm or cool color?

#342a5e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 32.5% and its chroma 0.089.