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#342d56 color: Purple Noir

#342d56 is rgb(52, 45, 86) in RGB and oklch(32.577% 0.07124 289.688) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

32.6%
0.071
290°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.66:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #342d56

#342d56 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 32.6% lightness, 0.071 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.68:1 contrast and black text 1.66:1, 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: #342d56 mixed with white

  1. 342d56
  2. 454066
  3. 575376
  4. 6a6787
  5. 7e7b97
  6. 9290a8
  7. a7a5b9
  8. bcbbca
  9. d2d1dc
  10. e8e8ed

Darker: #342d56 mixed with black

  1. 342d56
  2. 2c264a
  3. 241f3e
  4. 1c1832
  5. 151127
  6. 0e0b1c
  7. 070612
  8. 030208
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #342d56 with less saturation

  1. 342d56
  2. 342e53
  3. 342f4f
  4. 34304c
  5. 343149
  6. 343146
  7. 343242
  8. 34333f
  9. 34333b
  10. 343438

Questions about #342d56

What color is #342d56?

#342d56 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Purple Noir. In RGB it is rgb(52, 45, 86), in HSL hsl(250.24, 31.3%, 25.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.577% 0.07124 289.688).

What colors go well with #342d56?

The complementary color of #342d56 is #373700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1d3458 and #44274b. The triadic partners are #51280e and #00402e.

Is white or black text more readable on #342d56?

White text reads better on #342d56: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and black gives 1.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #342d56 a warm or cool color?

#342d56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 32.6% and its chroma 0.071.