What color is #322135?

#322135 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 #322135?

The RGB value is 50, 33, 53: 50 red, 33 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322135?

The complementary color is #243521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322135 color

#322135 rgb(50, 33, 53)

Shades of purple

The hex color #322135 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 12.9% green and 20.8% blue (50, 33, 53).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#322135 color codes

HEX	`#322135`
RGB	`rgb(50, 33, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 12.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 38%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 38%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.61, 12.5, -9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.61, 15.91, 321.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.502, 2.023, 3.626)`
Decimal	`3285301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322135, 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 #322135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #322135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322135; }
.text { color: #322135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 33 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322135, #35212e); }

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Questions

What color is #322135?: #322135 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 #322135?: The RGB value is 50, 33, 53: 50 red, 33 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322135?: The complementary color is #243521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.