What color is #321B4A?

#321B4A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #321B4A?

The RGB value is 50, 27, 74: 50 red, 27 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321B4A?

The complementary color is #334A1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321B4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321B4A color

#321B4A rgb(50, 27, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #321B4A is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 10.6% green and 29% blue (50, 27, 74).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 47% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#321B4A color codes

HEX	`#321B4A`
RGB	`rgb(50, 27, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 10.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 47%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 64%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 64%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.26, 22.28, -25.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.26, 33.54, 311.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.943, 1.956, 6.7)`
Decimal	`3283786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321B4A, 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 #321B4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321B4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #321B4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321b4a; }
.text { color: #321b4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321b4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 27 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321b4a, #491b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #321B4A?: #321B4A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #321B4A?: The RGB value is 50, 27, 74: 50 red, 27 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321B4A?: The complementary color is #334A1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321B4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.