What color is #312C47?

#312C47 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 #312C47?

The RGB value is 49, 44, 71: 49 red, 44 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312C47?

The complementary color is #42472C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312C47 color

#312C47 rgb(49, 44, 71)

Shades of blue

The hex color #312C47 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 17.3% green and 27.8% blue (49, 44, 71).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 23% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#312C47 color codes

HEX	`#312C47`
RGB	`rgb(49, 44, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 17.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 23%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 38%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 38%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.68, 9.41, -16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.68, 18.59, 300.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.304, 2.909, 6.347)`
Decimal	`3222599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312C47, 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 #312C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #312C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312c47; }
.text { color: #312c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 44 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312c47, #3f2c47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312C47?: #312C47 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 #312C47?: The RGB value is 49, 44, 71: 49 red, 44 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312C47?: The complementary color is #42472C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.