What color is #321A37?

#321A37 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 #321A37?

The RGB value is 50, 26, 55: 50 red, 26 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321A37?

The complementary color is #1F371A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321A37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321A37 color

#321A37 rgb(50, 26, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #321A37 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 10.2% green and 21.6% blue (50, 26, 55).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% 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 15.69:1).

#321A37 color codes

HEX	`#321A37`
RGB	`rgb(50, 26, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 10.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 53%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.78, 17.78, -14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.78, 22.69, 321.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.374, 1.693, 3.815)`
Decimal	`3283511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321A37, 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 #321A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #321A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321a37; }
.text { color: #321a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 26 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321a37, #371a2e); }

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Questions

What color is #321A37?: #321A37 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 #321A37?: The RGB value is 50, 26, 55: 50 red, 26 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321A37?: The complementary color is #1F371A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321A37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.