What color is #312041?

#312041 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312041?

The RGB value is 49, 32, 65: 49 red, 32 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312041?

The complementary color is #304120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312041 color

#312041 rgb(49, 32, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #312041 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 12.5% green and 25.5% blue (49, 32, 65).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 34% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#312041 color codes

HEX	`#312041`
RGB	`rgb(49, 32, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 12.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 34%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 51%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 51%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.84, 16.02, -17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.84, 24.04, 311.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.737, 2.068, 5.255)`
Decimal	`3219521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312041, 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 #312041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #312041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312041; }
.text { color: #312041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 32 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312041, #412040); }

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Questions

What color is #312041?: #312041 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312041?: The RGB value is 49, 32, 65: 49 red, 32 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312041?: The complementary color is #304120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.