What color is #320748?

#320748 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #320748?

The RGB value is 50, 7, 72: 50 red, 7 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #320748?

The complementary color is #1D4807, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #320748?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#320748 color

#320748 rgb(50, 7, 72)

Shades of black

The hex color #320748 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 2.7% green and 28.2% blue (50, 7, 72).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 82% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#320748 color codes

HEX	`#320748`
RGB	`rgb(50, 7, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 2.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 82%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 90%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 90%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.26, 32.39, -30.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.26, 44.23, 317.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.561, 1.298, 6.245)`
Decimal	`3278664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #320748, 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 #320748	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#320748 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #320748 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #320748; }
.text { color: #320748; }
.border { border: 2px solid #320748; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 7 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #320748, #48073d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #320748?: #320748 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #320748?: The RGB value is 50, 7, 72: 50 red, 7 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #320748?: The complementary color is #1D4807, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #320748?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.