What color is #321937?

#321937 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 #321937?

The RGB value is 50, 25, 55: 50 red, 25 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321937?

The complementary color is #1E3719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321937 color

#321937 rgb(50, 25, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #321937 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 9.8% green and 21.6% blue (50, 25, 55).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 38% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#321937 color codes

HEX	`#321937`
RGB	`rgb(50, 25, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 9.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 38%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 55%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 55%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.53, 18.44, -14.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.53, 23.46, 321.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.353, 1.649, 3.808)`
Decimal	`3283255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321937, 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 #321937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #321937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321937; }
.text { color: #321937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 25 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321937, #37192d); }

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Questions

What color is #321937?: #321937 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 #321937?: The RGB value is 50, 25, 55: 50 red, 25 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321937?: The complementary color is #1E3719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.