What color is #310035?

#310035 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #310035?

The RGB value is 49, 0, 53: 49 red, 0 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #310035?

The complementary color is #043500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #310035?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#310035 color

#310035 rgb(49, 0, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #310035 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 0% green and 20.8% blue (49, 0, 53).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.77:1).

#310035 color codes

HEX	`#310035`
RGB	`rgb(49, 0, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 0%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 100%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.22, 31.52, -21.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.22, 38.15, 325.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.909, 0.91, 3.443)`
Decimal	`3211317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #310035, 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 #310035	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#310035 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #310035 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #310035; }
.text { color: #310035; }
.border { border: 2px solid #310035; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 0 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #310035, #35001e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #310035?: #310035 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #310035?: The RGB value is 49, 0, 53: 49 red, 0 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #310035?: The complementary color is #043500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #310035?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.