What color is #311A36?

#311A36 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 #311A36?

The RGB value is 49, 26, 54: 49 red, 26 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311A36?

The complementary color is #1F361A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311A36 color

#311A36 rgb(49, 26, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #311A36 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 10.2% green and 21.2% blue (49, 26, 54).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 35% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#311A36 color codes

HEX	`#311A36`
RGB	`rgb(49, 26, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 10.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 35%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 52%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 52%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.58, 17.16, -13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.58, 21.96, 321.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.302, 1.658, 3.688)`
Decimal	`3217974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311A36, 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 #311A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #311A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311a36; }
.text { color: #311a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 26 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311a36, #361a2d); }

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Questions

What color is #311A36?: #311A36 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 #311A36?: The RGB value is 49, 26, 54: 49 red, 26 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311A36?: The complementary color is #1F361A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.