What color is #322F4F?

#322F4F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #322F4F?

The RGB value is 50, 47, 79: 50 red, 47 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #322F4F?

The complementary color is #4C4F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #322F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#322F4F color

#322F4F rgb(50, 47, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #322F4F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 18.4% green and 31% blue (50, 47, 79).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#322F4F color codes

HEX	`#322F4F`
RGB	`rgb(50, 47, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 18.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 41%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 41%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.12, 10.13, -19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.12, 21.69, 297.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.743, 3.276, 7.831)`
Decimal	`3288911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #322F4F, 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 #322F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#322F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #322F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #322f4f; }
.text { color: #322f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #322f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 47 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #322f4f, #422f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #322F4F?: #322F4F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #322F4F?: The RGB value is 50, 47, 79: 50 red, 47 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #322F4F?: The complementary color is #4C4F2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #322F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.