What color is #31273B?

#31273B 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 #31273B?

The RGB value is 49, 39, 59: 49 red, 39 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31273B?

The complementary color is #313B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31273B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31273B color

#31273B rgb(49, 39, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #31273B is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 15.3% green and 23.1% blue (49, 39, 59).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 20% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#31273B color codes

HEX	`#31273B`
RGB	`rgb(49, 39, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 15.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 20%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 34%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 34%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.55, 9.46, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.55, 14.57, 310.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.781, 2.42, 4.457)`
Decimal	`3221307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31273B, 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 #31273B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31273B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #31273B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31273b; }
.text { color: #31273b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31273b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 39 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31273b, #3b273b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #31273B?: #31273B 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 #31273B?: The RGB value is 49, 39, 59: 49 red, 39 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31273B?: The complementary color is #313B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31273B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.