What color is #322035?

#322035 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322035?

The RGB value is 50, 32, 53: 50 red, 32 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322035?

The complementary color is #233520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322035?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322035 color

#322035 rgb(50, 32, 53)

Shades of purple

The hex color #322035 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 12.5% green and 20.8% blue (50, 32, 53).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

#322035 color codes

HEX	`#322035`
RGB	`rgb(50, 32, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 12.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 40%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 40%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.32, 13.19, -10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.32, 16.73, 322.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.474, 1.968, 3.617)`
Decimal	`3285045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322035, 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 #322035	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322035 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	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 #322035 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322035; }
.text { color: #322035; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322035; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 32 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322035, #35202e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #322035?: #322035 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322035?: The RGB value is 50, 32, 53: 50 red, 32 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322035?: The complementary color is #233520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322035?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.