What color is #322C44?

#322C44 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 #322C44?

The RGB value is 50, 44, 68: 50 red, 44 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322C44?

The complementary color is #3E442C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322C44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322C44 color

#322C44 rgb(50, 44, 68)

Shades of purple

The hex color #322C44 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 17.3% green and 26.7% blue (50, 44, 68).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 21% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#322C44 color codes

HEX	`#322C44`
RGB	`rgb(50, 44, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 17.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 21%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 35%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.63, 8.88, -14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.63, 16.64, 302.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.259, 2.897, 5.855)`
Decimal	`3288132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322C44, 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 #322C44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322C44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #322C44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322c44; }
.text { color: #322c44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322c44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 44 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322c44, #3e2c44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #322C44?: #322C44 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 #322C44?: The RGB value is 50, 44, 68: 50 red, 44 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322C44?: The complementary color is #3E442C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322C44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.