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Recognised as Colour

#342D36

  • #342D36
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#342D36 is a violet with RGB values 52, 45, 54 and HSL 287°, 9%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#342D36#342D36
HEX#342D36
RGBrgb(52, 45, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1765, 0.2118
RGB percentages20.4%, 17.6%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(286.7, 9.1%, 19.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.7, 16.7%, 21.2%)
CMYK3.7%, 16.7%, 0%, 78.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,419,446
CSS custom property--colour: #342D36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness48.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.34:1
Contrast with white13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#CBD2C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2F36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E3036no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#342E30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.6Black · ΔE 20.7Dim grey · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 34.6Gray · ΔE 34.8Light slate grey · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2F362D
Analogous#302D36, #362D33
Triadic#36342D, #2D3634
Split complementary#34362D, #2D3630
Tetradic#36302D, #2F362D, #2D3436

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D8EA1
Lighter +30%#847389
Lighter +20%#6A5B6E
Lighter +10%#4F4452
Darker −10%#19161A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#3B2142
Less saturated −25%#323232

Channel breakdown

R52
G45
B54
Red52 (20.4%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue286.67°
Saturation (HSL)9.09%
Lightness19.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 2D · B 36

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