What color is #311A33?

#311A33 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 #311A33?

The RGB value is 49, 26, 51: 49 red, 26 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311A33?

The complementary color is #1C331A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311A33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311A33 color

#311A33 rgb(49, 26, 51)

Shades of purple

The hex color #311A33 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 10.2% green and 20% blue (49, 26, 51).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#311A33 color codes

HEX	`#311A33`
RGB	`rgb(49, 26, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 10.2%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 49%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 49%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.42, 16.42, -11.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.42, 20.23, 324.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.233, 1.631, 3.328)`
Decimal	`3217971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311A33, 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 #311A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #311A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311a33; }
.text { color: #311a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 26 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311a33, #331a28); }

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Questions

What color is #311A33?: #311A33 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 #311A33?: The RGB value is 49, 26, 51: 49 red, 26 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311A33?: The complementary color is #1C331A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311A33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.