What color is #311A35?

#311A35 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 #311A35?

The RGB value is 49, 26, 53: 49 red, 26 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311A35?

The complementary color is #1E351A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311A35 color

#311A35 rgb(49, 26, 53)

Shades of purple

The hex color #311A35 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 10.2% green and 20.8% blue (49, 26, 53).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#311A35 color codes

HEX	`#311A35`
RGB	`rgb(49, 26, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 10.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 51%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 51%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.52, 16.91, -13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.52, 21.38, 322.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.279, 1.649, 3.566)`
Decimal	`3217973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311A35, 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 #311A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #311A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311a35; }
.text { color: #311a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 26 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311a35, #351a2c); }

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Questions

What color is #311A35?: #311A35 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 #311A35?: The RGB value is 49, 26, 53: 49 red, 26 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311A35?: The complementary color is #1E351A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.