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#342e56 color: Purple Noir

#342e56 is rgb(52, 46, 86) in RGB and oklch(32.796% 0.06947 288.857) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

32.8%
0.069
289°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • blue-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.67:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #342e56

#342e56 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 32.8% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.57:1 contrast and black text 1.67:1, 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: #342e56 mixed with white

  1. 342e56
  2. 454166
  3. 575476
  4. 6a6787
  5. 7e7c97
  6. 9290a8
  7. a7a6b9
  8. bcbbca
  9. d2d1dc
  10. e8e8ed

Darker: #342e56 mixed with black

  1. 342e56
  2. 2c274a
  3. 241f3e
  4. 1c1832
  5. 151227
  6. 0e0b1c
  7. 070612
  8. 030208
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #342e56 with less saturation

  1. 342e56
  2. 342f53
  3. 343050
  4. 34314c
  5. 343149
  6. 343246
  7. 343342
  8. 34333f
  9. 34343c
  10. 353438

Questions about #342e56

What color is #342e56?

#342e56 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Purple Noir. In RGB it is rgb(52, 46, 86), in HSL hsl(249, 30.3%, 25.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.796% 0.06947 288.857).

What colors go well with #342e56?

The complementary color of #342e56 is #383702. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e3558 and #44284b. The triadic partners are #512911 and #00402e.

Is white or black text more readable on #342e56?

White text reads better on #342e56: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and black gives 1.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #342e56 a warm or cool color?

#342e56 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 32.8% and its chroma 0.069.