What color is #312D4F?

#312D4F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312D4F?

The RGB value is 49, 45, 79: 49 red, 45 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312D4F?

The complementary color is #4B4F2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312D4F color

#312D4F rgb(49, 45, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #312D4F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 17.6% green and 31% blue (49, 45, 79).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#312D4F color codes

HEX	`#312D4F`
RGB	`rgb(49, 45, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 17.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 43%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 43%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.42, 11.19, -20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.42, 23.17, 298.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.616, 3.094, 7.802)`
Decimal	`3222863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312D4F, 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 #312D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #312D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312d4f; }
.text { color: #312d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 45 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312d4f, #422d4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312D4F?: #312D4F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312D4F?: The RGB value is 49, 45, 79: 49 red, 45 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312D4F?: The complementary color is #4B4F2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.