What color is #320C8A?

#320C8A is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Nightly Expedition. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #320C8A?

The RGB value is 50, 12, 138: 50 red, 12 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #320C8A?

The complementary color is #648A0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #320C8A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#320C8A color

#320C8A rgb(50, 12, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #320C8A is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 4.7% green and 54.1% blue (50, 12, 138).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 84% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Expedition (#221188), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#320C8A color codes

HEX	`#320C8A`
RGB	`rgb(50, 12, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 4.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 84%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 91%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 91%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.12, 48.06, -60.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.12, 77.42, 308.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.033, 2.776, 24.258)`
Decimal	`3280010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #320C8A, 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 #320C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#320C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #320C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #320c8a; }
.text { color: #320c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #320c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 12 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #320c8a, #710c8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #320C8A?: #320C8A is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Nightly Expedition. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #320C8A?: The RGB value is 50, 12, 138: 50 red, 12 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #320C8A?: The complementary color is #648A0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #320C8A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.