Colour

#342F3D

#342F3D
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#342F3D is a violet with RGB values 52, 47, 61 and HSL 261°, 13%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#342F3D#342F3D

HEX#342F3D

RGBrgb(52, 47, 61)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.1843, 0.2392

RGB percentages20.4%, 18.4%, 23.9%

HSLhsl(261.4, 13%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(261.4, 23%, 23.9%)

CMYK14.8%, 23%, 0%, 76.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,419,965

CSS custom property--colour: #342F3D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.96:1

Contrast with white12.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#CBD0C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C313Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D313Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#333134no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9 Black · ΔE 22.7 Dim grey · ΔE 25.9 Slate grey · ΔE 33.4 Gray · ΔE 34.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 36.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#383D2F

Analogous#2F313D, #3B2F3D

Triadic#3D342F, #2F3D34

Split complementary#3D3B2F, #313D2F

Tetradic#3D2F31, #383D2F, #2F3D3B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#988FA9

Lighter +30%#7E7293

Lighter +20%#655B77

Lighter +10%#4D455A

Darker −10%#1B1920

Darker −20%#030303

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#30224B

Less saturated −25%#363636

Channel breakdown

R52

G47

B61

Red52 (20.4%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue61 (23.9%)

Hue261.43°

Saturation (HSL)12.96%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 2F · B 3D

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