What color is #322D47?

#322D47 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322D47?

The RGB value is 50, 45, 71: 50 red, 45 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322D47?

The complementary color is #42472D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322D47 color

#322D47 rgb(50, 45, 71)

Shades of blue

The hex color #322D47 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 17.6% green and 27.8% blue (50, 45, 71).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 22% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#322D47 color codes

HEX	`#322D47`
RGB	`rgb(50, 45, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 17.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 22%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 37%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 37%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.08, 9.07, -15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.08, 17.87, 300.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.391, 3.01, 6.362)`
Decimal	`3288391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322D47, 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 #322D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #322D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322d47; }
.text { color: #322d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 45 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322d47, #3f2d47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #322D47?: #322D47 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322D47?: The RGB value is 50, 45, 71: 50 red, 45 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322D47?: The complementary color is #42472D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.