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#342b68 color: Paris M

#342b68 is rgb(52, 43, 104) in RGB and oklch(33.465% 0.10277 286.189) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

33.5%
0.103
286°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #342b68

#342b68 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 33.5% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 286°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.42:1 contrast and black text 1.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Paris M (#312760). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #342b68 mixed with white

  1. 342b68
  2. 453f77
  3. 575386
  4. 696795
  5. 7d7ba4
  6. 9190b3
  7. a6a6c2
  8. bcbbd1
  9. d2d2e1
  10. e8e8f0

Darker: #342b68 mixed with black

  1. 342b68
  2. 2c2459
  3. 241d4b
  4. 1c163e
  5. 151030
  6. 0e0a24
  7. 070518
  8. 03020c
  9. 010104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #342b68 with less saturation

  1. 342b68
  2. 342d63
  3. 342f5e
  4. 34305a
  5. 343155
  6. 343250
  7. 35334b
  8. 353446
  9. 353541
  10. 36363c

Questions about #342b68

What color is #342b68?

#342b68 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Paris M. In RGB it is rgb(52, 43, 104), in HSL hsl(248.85, 41.5%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.465% 0.10277 286.189).

What colors go well with #342b68?

The complementary color of #342b68 is #3d3800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0a356a and #4b2259. The triadic partners are #5f2000 and #00452b.

Is white or black text more readable on #342b68?

White text reads better on #342b68: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and black gives 1.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #342b68 a warm or cool color?

#342b68 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 286 degrees, its lightness 33.5% and its chroma 0.103.