What color is #231D31?

#231D31 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231D31?

The RGB value is 35, 29, 49: 35 red, 29 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231D31?

The complementary color is #2B311D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231D31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231D31 color

#231D31 rgb(35, 29, 49)

Shades of purple

The hex color #231D31 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 11.4% green and 19.2% blue (35, 29, 49).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 26% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.26:1).

#231D31 color codes

HEX	`#231D31`
RGB	`rgb(35, 29, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 11.4%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 26%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 41%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 41%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.34, 8.28, -12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.34, 14.74, 304.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.687, 1.458, 3.098)`
Decimal	`2301233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231D31, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #231D31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231D31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #231D31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231d31; }
.text { color: #231d31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231d31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 29 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231d31, #2d1d31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #231D31?: #231D31 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231D31?: The RGB value is 35, 29, 49: 35 red, 29 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231D31?: The complementary color is #2B311D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231D31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.