What color is #312638?

#312638 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 #312638?

The RGB value is 49, 38, 56: 49 red, 38 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312638?

The complementary color is #2D3826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312638?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312638 color

#312638 rgb(49, 38, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #312638 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 14.9% green and 22% blue (49, 38, 56).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 19% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#312638 color codes

HEX	`#312638`
RGB	`rgb(49, 38, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 14.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 19%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 32%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.11, 9.36, -9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.11, 13.46, 314.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.673, 2.325, 4.048)`
Decimal	`3221048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312638, 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 #312638	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312638 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #312638 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312638; }
.text { color: #312638; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312638; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 38 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312638, #382636); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312638?: #312638 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 #312638?: The RGB value is 49, 38, 56: 49 red, 38 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312638?: The complementary color is #2D3826, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312638?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.