#342A40
Gunmetal · very dark cool purple
About #342A40
#342A40 is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 20% red, 16% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 15.0); Jet comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #36402A — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #342A40 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 13.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.54:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #342A40?
#342A40 is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 20% red, 16% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #342A40?
Use white text. White on #342A40 has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #342A40?
Its complementary colour is #36402A, and analogous partners are #2A2B40 and #3F2A40.