#342B49
Oxford Blue · very dark cool purple
About #342B49
With the hex code #342B49, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 17% green and 29% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Oxford Blue — a ΔE of 13.4 — followed by Prussian Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #40492B, a hunter green shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 13.23:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (13.23:1).
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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 #342B49?
With the hex code #342B49, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 17% green and 29% blue, while a printer would mix 29% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #342B49?
Use white text. White on #342B49 has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #342B49?
Its complementary colour is #40492B, and analogous partners are #2B3149 and #432B49.