What color is #312236?

#312236 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312236?

The RGB value is 49, 34, 54: 49 red, 34 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312236?

The complementary color is #273622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312236 color

#312236 rgb(49, 34, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #312236 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 13.3% green and 21.2% blue (49, 34, 54).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#312236 color codes

HEX	`#312236`
RGB	`rgb(49, 34, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 13.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 37%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 37%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.82, 11.64, -10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.82, 15.51, 318.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.504, 2.063, 3.756)`
Decimal	`3220022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312236, 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 #312236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #312236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312236; }
.text { color: #312236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 34 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312236, #362231); }

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Questions

What color is #312236?: #312236 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312236?: The RGB value is 49, 34, 54: 49 red, 34 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312236?: The complementary color is #273622, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.