What color is #321338?

#321338 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321338?

The RGB value is 50, 19, 56: 50 red, 19 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321338?

The complementary color is #193813, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321338?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321338 color

#321338 rgb(50, 19, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #321338 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 7.5% green and 22% blue (50, 19, 56).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#321338 color codes

HEX	`#321338`
RGB	`rgb(50, 19, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 7.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 66%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 66%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.15, 22.47, -17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.15, 28.41, 322.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.262, 1.429, 3.897)`
Decimal	`3281720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321338, 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 #321338	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321338 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #321338 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321338; }
.text { color: #321338; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321338; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 19 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321338, #38132c); }

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Questions

What color is #321338?: #321338 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321338?: The RGB value is 50, 19, 56: 50 red, 19 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321338?: The complementary color is #193813, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321338?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.