What color is #311C35?

#311C35 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 #311C35?

The RGB value is 49, 28, 53: 49 red, 28 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #311C35?

The complementary color is #20351C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #311C35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#311C35 color

#311C35 rgb(49, 28, 53)

Shades of purple

The hex color #311C35 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 11% green and 20.8% blue (49, 28, 53).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 31% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#311C35 color codes

HEX	`#311C35`
RGB	`rgb(49, 28, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 11%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 31%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 47%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 47%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.06, 15.55, -12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.06, 19.79, 321.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.324, 1.741, 3.581)`
Decimal	`3218485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #311C35, 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 #311C35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#311C35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #311C35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #311c35; }
.text { color: #311c35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #311c35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 28 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #311c35, #351c2d); }

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Questions

What color is #311C35?: #311C35 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 #311C35?: The RGB value is 49, 28, 53: 49 red, 28 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #311C35?: The complementary color is #20351C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #311C35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.