What color is #312538?

#312538 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312538?

The RGB value is 49, 37, 56: 49 red, 37 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312538?

The complementary color is #2C3825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312538?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312538 color

#312538 rgb(49, 37, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #312538 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 14.5% green and 22% blue (49, 37, 56).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 20% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#312538 color codes

HEX	`#312538`
RGB	`rgb(49, 37, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 14.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 20%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 34%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 34%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.8, 10.06, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.8, 14.28, 314.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.642, 2.262, 4.038)`
Decimal	`3220792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312538, 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 #312538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #312538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312538; }
.text { color: #312538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 37 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312538, #382536); }

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Questions

What color is #312538?: #312538 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312538?: The RGB value is 49, 37, 56: 49 red, 37 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312538?: The complementary color is #2C3825, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312538?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.