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#34006B Color

#34006B is rgb(52, 0, 107) in RGB, hsl(269, 100%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 100%, 0%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#34006B
HEX#34006B
RGBrgb(52, 0, 107)
HSLhsl(269, 100%, 21%)
HSVhsv(269, 100%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 100%, 0%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(28.3% 0.155 295.5)
LABlab(13.56% 39.70 -49.78)
LCHlch(13.56% 63.67 308.57)

What #34006B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #34006B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 6.36Indigo#4B0082ΔE 10.58KSU Purple#512888ΔE 13.74Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 13.86Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 14.36Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 16.06

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#34006B Channel Values

How #34006B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 52 · G 0 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 269° · S 100% · L 21%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 269° · S 100% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.46:1 vs white · 1.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #34006B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #34006B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #34006B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #34006B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#34006B
Complementary
#376B00
Analogous
#00026B
Analogous
#69006B
Triadic
#6B3400
Triadic
#006B34
Split comp.
#6B6900
Split comp.
#026B00

Tints & Shades of #34006B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#4F00A3
#6A00DB
#8614FF
#A34DFF
#C085FF
#DDBDFF

Shades

#2F0061
#270052
#230047
#1B0038
#16002E
#0F001F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #34006B.

How #34006B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#34006B
Protanopia#12126B
Protanomaly#240C6B
Deuteranopia#1C1C6B
Deuteranomaly#27146B
Tritanopia#222525
Tritanomaly#2A1B4B
Achromatopsia#242424

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #34006B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-34006b: #34006B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #34006B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-34006b': '#34006B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.204, green: 0.000, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_34006b">#34006B</color>
SVG fillfill="#34006B"

More Purple Colors

#34006B sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#34006B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #34006B?

#34006B is a dark purple — rgb(52, 0, 107) in RGB and hsl(269, 100%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #34006B?

#34006B is rgb(52, 0, 107) — red 52, green 0, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #34006B?

#34006B converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 100%, 0%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #34006B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #34006B scores 15.46:1 against white and 1.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #34006B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #34006B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indigo (#4B0082) at a CIE76 distance of 10.58, which is visibly different.

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