What color is #312E4B?

#312E4B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #312E4B?

The RGB value is 49, 46, 75: 49 red, 46 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312E4B?

The complementary color is #484B2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312E4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312E4B color

#312E4B rgb(49, 46, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #312E4B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18% green and 29.4% blue (49, 46, 75).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 24% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#312E4B color codes

HEX	`#312E4B`
RGB	`rgb(49, 46, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 24%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 39%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.5, 9.24, -17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.5, 19.76, 297.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.513, 3.115, 7.071)`
Decimal	`3223115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312E4B, 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 #312E4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312E4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #312E4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312e4b; }
.text { color: #312e4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312e4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 46 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312e4b, #402e4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312E4B?: #312E4B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #312E4B?: The RGB value is 49, 46, 75: 49 red, 46 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312E4B?: The complementary color is #484B2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312E4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.