What color is #320075?

#320075 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Galactic Federation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #320075?

The RGB value is 50, 0, 117: 50 red, 0 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #320075?

The complementary color is #437500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #320075?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#320075 color

#320075 rgb(50, 0, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #320075 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 0% green and 45.9% blue (50, 0, 117).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Federation (#330077), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#320075 color codes

HEX	`#320075`
RGB	`rgb(50, 0, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 0%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 100%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 100%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.29, 46.36, -53.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.29, 70.93, 310.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.525, 1.962, 16.966)`
Decimal	`3276917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #320075, 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 #320075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#320075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #320075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #320075; }
.text { color: #320075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #320075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 0 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #320075, #6d0075); }

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Questions

What color is #320075?: #320075 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Galactic Federation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #320075?: The RGB value is 50, 0, 117: 50 red, 0 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #320075?: The complementary color is #437500, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #320075?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.