What color is #320877?

#320877 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 #320877?

The RGB value is 50, 8, 119: 50 red, 8 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #320877?

The complementary color is #4D7708, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #320877?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#320877 color

#320877 rgb(50, 8, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #320877 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 3.1% green and 46.7% blue (50, 8, 119).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 87% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Federation (#330077), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#320877 color codes

HEX	`#320877`
RGB	`rgb(50, 8, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 3.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 87%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 93%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 93%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.42, 44.18, -53.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.42, 69.07, 309.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.731, 2.183, 17.621)`
Decimal	`3278967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #320877, 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 #320877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#320877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #320877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #320877; }
.text { color: #320877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #320877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 8 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #320877, #690877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #320877?: #320877 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 #320877?: The RGB value is 50, 8, 119: 50 red, 8 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #320877?: The complementary color is #4D7708, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #320877?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.