What color is #321D46?

#321D46 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 #321D46?

The RGB value is 50, 29, 70: 50 red, 29 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #321D46?

The complementary color is #31461D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #321D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#321D46 color

#321D46 rgb(50, 29, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #321D46 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 11.4% green and 27.5% blue (50, 29, 70).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 41% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#321D46 color codes

HEX	`#321D46`
RGB	`rgb(50, 29, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 11.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 41%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 59%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 59%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.48, 19.82, -21.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.48, 29.57, 312.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.86, 1.999, 6.028)`
Decimal	`3284294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #321D46, 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 #321D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#321D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #321D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #321d46; }
.text { color: #321d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #321d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 29 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #321d46, #461d46); }

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Questions

What color is #321D46?: #321D46 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 #321D46?: The RGB value is 50, 29, 70: 50 red, 29 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #321D46?: The complementary color is #31461D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #321D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.