What color is #322C6F?

#322C6F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Indie Go. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322C6F?

The RGB value is 50, 44, 111: 50 red, 44 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322C6F?

The complementary color is #696F2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322C6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322C6F color

#322C6F rgb(50, 44, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #322C6F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 17.3% green and 43.5% blue (50, 44, 111).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 43% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Indie Go (#2E2364), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#322C6F color codes

HEX	`#322C6F`
RGB	`rgb(50, 44, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 17.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 43%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 60%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 60%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.4, 22.89, -38.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.4, 44.49, 300.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.084, 3.627, 15.468)`
Decimal	`3288175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322C6F, 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 #322C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #322C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322c6f; }
.text { color: #322c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 44 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322c6f, #532c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #322C6F?: #322C6F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Indie Go. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322C6F?: The RGB value is 50, 44, 111: 50 red, 44 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322C6F?: The complementary color is #696F2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322C6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.