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#342b56 color: Purple Noir

#342b56 is rgb(52, 43, 86) in RGB and oklch(32.146% 0.0748 291.229) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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253°
100%

32.1%
0.075
291°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #342b56

#342b56 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 32.1% lightness, 0.075 chroma and a hue of 291°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.92:1 contrast and black text 1.63:1, 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: #342b56 mixed with white

  1. 342b56
  2. 453e66
  3. 575176
  4. 6a6587
  5. 7e7a97
  6. 928fa8
  7. a7a4b9
  8. bcbaca
  9. d2d1dc
  10. e8e8ed

Darker: #342b56 mixed with black

  1. 342b56
  2. 2c244a
  3. 241d3e
  4. 1c1632
  5. 151027
  6. 0e0a1c
  7. 070512
  8. 030208
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #342b56 with less saturation

  1. 342b56
  2. 342c53
  3. 342d4f
  4. 332e4c
  5. 332f48
  6. 333045
  7. 333142
  8. 33313e
  9. 33323a
  10. 333337

Questions about #342b56

What color is #342b56?

#342b56 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Purple Noir. In RGB it is rgb(52, 43, 86), in HSL hsl(252.56, 33.33%, 25.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.146% 0.0748 291.229).

What colors go well with #342b56?

The complementary color of #342b56 is #353600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1d3259 and #44254a. The triadic partners are #502608 and #003f2e.

Is white or black text more readable on #342b56?

White text reads better on #342b56: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and black gives 1.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #342b56 a warm or cool color?

#342b56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 291 degrees, its lightness 32.1% and its chroma 0.075.