Nearest named color: Yale Blue
#34325D
#34325D
Nearest named
Yale Blue
Family
Blue
Lightness
34.1%
Chroma
0.074
Hue angle
283.9°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
11.93:1 · AAA
Contrast on black
1.56:1 · Fail
Web-safe
#333366
CSS oklch()
34% 0.07 284

#34325D is a deep, cool purple. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #34325D

Not just a swatch — here's how #34325D works with other colors. Named schemes with #34325D in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Yale Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Yale Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Yale Blue plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Yale Blue carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Yale Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Yale Blue carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #34325D actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 37/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 32/100
Low
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 64/100
High
Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.
Naturalness 0/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 43/100
Moderate
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 68/100
High
Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.
Brand distinctiveness 29/100
Low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 45/100
Moderate
Workable accent with care around contrast.
Surface fit 40/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 89/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #34325D

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA
Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass
Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass
Background Pair with white text at 11.9:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #D3D2E2 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #42325D — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #34325D at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #34325D;
  --color-base-rgb: 52 50 93;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(34.1% 0.074 283.9);
  --color-50: #F5F5FA;
  --color-100: #E5E4F1;
  --color-200: #CBCAE2;
  --color-300: #A6A4CB;
  --color-400: #8380B2;
  --color-500: #636095;
  --color-600: #504E74;
  --color-700: #3D3B54;
  --color-800: #2A2938;
  --color-900: #1B1B23;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}