What color is #311632?

#311632 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #311632?

The RGB value is 49, 22, 50: 49 red, 22 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311632?

The complementary color is #173216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311632?

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.

#311632 color

#311632 rgb(49, 22, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #311632 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 8.6% green and 19.6% blue (49, 22, 50).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 39% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#311632 color codes

HEX	`#311632`
RGB	`rgb(49, 22, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 8.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 39%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 56%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 56%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.33, 18.82, -12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.33, 22.75, 325.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.129, 1.457, 3.186)`
Decimal	`3216946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311632, 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 #311632	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311632 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 #311632 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311632; }
.text { color: #311632; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311632; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 22 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311632, #321625); }

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Questions

What color is #311632?: #311632 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #311632?: The RGB value is 49, 22, 50: 49 red, 22 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311632?: The complementary color is #173216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311632?: 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.