What color is #322C41?

#322C41 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322C41?

The RGB value is 50, 44, 65: 50 red, 44 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322C41?

The complementary color is #3B412C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322C41 color

#322C41 rgb(50, 44, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #322C41 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 17.3% green and 25.5% blue (50, 44, 65).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 19% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#322C41 color codes

HEX	`#322C41`
RGB	`rgb(50, 44, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 17.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 19%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 32%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 32%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.48, 8.02, -12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.48, 14.64, 303.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.17, 2.861, 5.385)`
Decimal	`3288129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322C41, 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 #322C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #322C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322c41; }
.text { color: #322c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 44 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322c41, #3c2c41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #322C41?: #322C41 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322C41?: The RGB value is 50, 44, 65: 50 red, 44 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322C41?: The complementary color is #3B412C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.