Colour

#342D3E

#342D3E
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#342D3E is a violet with RGB values 52, 45, 62 and HSL 265°, 16%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#342D3E

RGBrgb(52, 45, 62)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1765, 0.2431

RGB percentages20.4%, 17.6%, 24.3%

HSLhsl(264.7, 15.9%, 21%)

HSV / HSBhsv(264.7, 27.4%, 24.3%)

CMYK16.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 75.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,419,454

CSS custom property--colour: #342D3E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.2:1

Contrast with white13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#CBD2C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A303Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B303Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#322F33no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.9 Black · ΔE 23.2 Dim grey · ΔE 27.3 Slate grey · ΔE 34.3 Gray · ΔE 35.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 37.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#373E2D

Analogous#2D2E3E, #3D2D3E

Triadic#3E342D, #2D3E34

Split complementary#3E3D2D, #2E3E2D

Tetradic#3E2D2F, #373E2D, #2D3E3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#998CAB

Lighter +30%#7E6E96

Lighter +20%#665879

Lighter +10%#4D425C

Darker −10%#1B1820

Darker −20%#020203

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#32204B

Less saturated −25%#363636

Channel breakdown

R52

G45

B62

Red52 (20.4%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue62 (24.3%)

Hue264.71°

Saturation (HSL)15.89%

Lightness20.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 2D · B 3E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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