Palettes / Colors / #340F72

#340F72 — Deep Purple

#340F72 is a purple color we call Deep Purple, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #340F72 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#340F72 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4D710F; it also sits naturally between #0F1C71 and #640F71. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 20% · Green 6% · Blue 45%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 0% · Key 55%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #340F72

.text { color: #340F72; }
.background { background-color: #340F72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #340F72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(52, 15, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 77%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #340F72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(52, 15, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #340F72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(52, 15, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#340F72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#340F72">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4D710F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #340F72: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #340F72

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #340F72 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #340F72 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #340F72?

#340F72 is Deep Purple, a purple color (RGB 52, 15, 114). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #340F72?

#340F72 is RGB 52, 15, 114 — HSL 262°, 77%, 25% — CMYK 54%, 87%, 0%, 55%.

What colors go with #340F72?

Its complement is #4D710F; analogous partners are #0F1C71 and #640F71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #340F72 for text?

White text on #340F72 has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.46:1.