What color is #312F4B?

#312F4B 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 #312F4B?

The RGB value is 49, 47, 75: 49 red, 47 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #312F4B?

The complementary color is #494B2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #312F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#312F4B color

#312F4B rgb(49, 47, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #312F4B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.2% red, 18.4% green and 29.4% blue (49, 47, 75).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#312F4B color codes

HEX	`#312F4B`
RGB	`rgb(49, 47, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.2%, 18.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 37%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 37%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.8, 8.54, -16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.8, 19.01, 296.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.553, 3.194, 7.085)`
Decimal	`3223371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #312F4B, 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 #312F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#312F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #312F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #312f4b; }
.text { color: #312f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #312f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(49 47 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #312f4b, #3f2f4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #312F4B?: #312F4B 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 #312F4B?: The RGB value is 49, 47, 75: 49 red, 47 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #312F4B?: The complementary color is #494B2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #312F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.