What color is #31293E?

#31293E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #31293E?

The RGB value is 49, 41, 62: 49 red, 41 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #31293E?

The complementary color is #363E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #31293E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#31293E color

#31293E rgb(49, 41, 62)

Shades of purple

The hex color #31293E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.1% green and 24.3% blue (49, 41, 62).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 20% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#31293E color codes

HEX	`#31293E`
RGB	`rgb(49, 41, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 20%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 34%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 34%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.31, 8.89, -12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.31, 14.93, 306.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.929, 2.587, 4.901)`
Decimal	`3221822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #31293E, 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 #31293E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#31293E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #31293E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #31293e; }
.text { color: #31293e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #31293e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 41 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #31293e, #3c293e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #31293E?: #31293E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #31293E?: The RGB value is 49, 41, 62: 49 red, 41 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #31293E?: The complementary color is #363E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #31293E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.