What color is #322A3F?

#322A3F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322A3F?

The RGB value is 50, 42, 63: 50 red, 42 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322A3F?

The complementary color is #373F2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322A3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322A3F color

#322A3F rgb(50, 42, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #322A3F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 16.5% green and 24.7% blue (50, 42, 63).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.65:1).

#322A3F color codes

HEX	`#322A3F`
RGB	`rgb(50, 42, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 16.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 33%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 33%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.77, 8.85, -11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.77, 14.88, 306.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.04, 2.693, 5.061)`
Decimal	`3287615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322A3F, 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 #322A3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322A3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #322A3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322a3f; }
.text { color: #322a3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322a3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 42 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322a3f, #3d2a3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #322A3F?: #322A3F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322A3F?: The RGB value is 50, 42, 63: 50 red, 42 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322A3F?: The complementary color is #373F2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322A3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.