What color is #312452?

#312452 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312452?

The RGB value is 49, 36, 82: 49 red, 36 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312452?

The complementary color is #455224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312452?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312452 color

#312452 rgb(49, 36, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #312452 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 14.1% green and 32.2% blue (49, 36, 82).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 39% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#312452 color codes

HEX	`#312452`
RGB	`rgb(49, 36, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 14.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 39%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 56%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 56%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.03, 18.41, -26.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.03, 31.93, 305.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.42, 2.524, 8.288)`
Decimal	`3220562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312452, 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 #312452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #312452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312452; }
.text { color: #312452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 36 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312452, #482452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312452?: #312452 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312452?: The RGB value is 49, 36, 82: 49 red, 36 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312452?: The complementary color is #455224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312452?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.