What color is #312B44?

#312B44 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312B44?

The RGB value is 49, 43, 68: 49 red, 43 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312B44?

The complementary color is #3E442B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312B44 color

#312B44 rgb(49, 43, 68)

Shades of blue

The hex color #312B44 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 16.9% green and 26.7% blue (49, 43, 68).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#312B44 color codes

HEX	`#312B44`
RGB	`rgb(49, 43, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 16.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 37%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.22, 9.21, -14.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.22, 17.36, 302.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.174, 2.798, 5.841)`
Decimal	`3222340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312B44, 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 #312B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #312B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312b44; }
.text { color: #312b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 43 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312b44, #3d2b44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312B44?: #312B44 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312B44?: The RGB value is 49, 43, 68: 49 red, 43 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312B44?: The complementary color is #3E442B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.