What color is #312A42?

#312A42 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312A42?

The RGB value is 49, 42, 66: 49 red, 42 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312A42?

The complementary color is #3B422A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312A42 color

#312A42 rgb(49, 42, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #312A42 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.5% green and 25.9% blue (49, 42, 66).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 22% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#312A42 color codes

HEX	`#312A42`
RGB	`rgb(49, 42, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 22%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 36%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 36%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.81, 9.33, -13.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.81, 16.8, 303.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.078, 2.702, 5.513)`
Decimal	`3222082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312A42, 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 #312A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #312A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312a42; }
.text { color: #312a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 42 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312a42, #3d2a42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312A42?: #312A42 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312A42?: The RGB value is 49, 42, 66: 49 red, 42 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312A42?: The complementary color is #3B422A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.