What color is #321933?

#321933 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321933?

The RGB value is 50, 25, 51: 50 red, 25 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321933?

The complementary color is #1A3319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321933?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321933 color

#321933 rgb(50, 25, 51)

Shades of purple

The hex color #321933 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 9.8% green and 20% blue (50, 25, 51).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#321933 color codes

HEX	`#321933`
RGB	`rgb(50, 25, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 9.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 51%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 51%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.31, 17.47, -11.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.31, 21.18, 325.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.261, 1.612, 3.323)`
Decimal	`3283251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321933, 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 #321933	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321933 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #321933 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321933; }
.text { color: #321933; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321933; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 25 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321933, #331927); }

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Questions

What color is #321933?: #321933 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321933?: The RGB value is 50, 25, 51: 50 red, 25 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321933?: The complementary color is #1A3319, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321933?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.