Information about #342839 color

#342839 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #342839 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(52, 40, 57) — 20.4% red, 15.7% green, 22.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 7 / 0 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained twilight violet, #342839 carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Showtime (#2F263A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tarot (#38293D) and Valentino (#382C38).

In RGB terms — rgb(52, 40, 57) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #342839 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #342839 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#342839 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#342839 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #342839

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Showtime color link
Showtime

#2F263A

Tarot color link
Tarot

#38293D

Valentino color link
Valentino

#382C38

Rasputin color link
Rasputin

#2F2735

Zeppelin color link
Zeppelin

#382A34

Passion color link
Passion

#3B2A39

Deep Purple color link
Deep Purple

#3A243B

Crater Smoke color link
Crater Smoke

#2F2E3A

Melanzane color link
Melanzane

#342931

Haiti color link
Haiti

#2C2A35

Blackadder color link
Blackadder

#382D32

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#342839
  • RGB52, 40, 57
  • CMYK2, 7, 0, 78
  • CSSrgb(52, 40, 57)
  • HSL282°, 18%, 19%
  • HSL Precise282.353°, 17.526%, 19.02%
  • HSV282°, 30%, 22%
  • HSB282°, 30%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.204, 0.157, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.204, 0.157, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.204, 0.157, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID342839
  • DECIMAL ID3418169
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01