What color is #321936?

#321936 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 #321936?

The RGB value is 50, 25, 54: 50 red, 25 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321936?

The complementary color is #1D3619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321936?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321936 color

#321936 rgb(50, 25, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #321936 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 9.8% green and 21.2% blue (50, 25, 54).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 37% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#321936 color codes

HEX	`#321936`
RGB	`rgb(50, 25, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 9.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 37%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 54%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 54%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.47, 18.19, -13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.47, 22.88, 322.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.329, 1.64, 3.683)`
Decimal	`3283254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321936, 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 #321936	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321936 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #321936 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321936; }
.text { color: #321936; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321936; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 25 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321936, #36192c); }

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Questions

What color is #321936?: #321936 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 #321936?: The RGB value is 50, 25, 54: 50 red, 25 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321936?: The complementary color is #1D3619, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321936?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.