What color is #322B41?

#322B41 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322B41?

The RGB value is 50, 43, 65: 50 red, 43 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322B41?

The complementary color is #3A412B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322B41 color

#322B41 rgb(50, 43, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #322B41 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 16.9% green and 25.5% blue (50, 43, 65).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#322B41 color codes

HEX	`#322B41`
RGB	`rgb(50, 43, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 16.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 34%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 34%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.17, 8.72, -12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.17, 15.42, 304.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.133, 2.788, 5.373)`
Decimal	`3287873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322B41, 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 #322B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #322B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322b41; }
.text { color: #322b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 43 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322b41, #3d2b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #322B41?: #322B41 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322B41?: The RGB value is 50, 43, 65: 50 red, 43 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322B41?: The complementary color is #3A412B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.