What color is #323351?

#323351 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323351?

The RGB value is 50, 51, 81: 50 red, 51 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323351?

The complementary color is #515032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323351?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323351 color

#323351 rgb(50, 51, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #323351 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 20% green and 31.8% blue (50, 51, 81).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#323351 color codes

HEX	`#323351`
RGB	`rgb(50, 51, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 20%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 37%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.44, 7.98, -18.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.44, 20.09, 293.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.984, 3.64, 8.276)`
Decimal	`3289937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323351, 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 #323351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #323351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323351; }
.text { color: #323351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 51 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323351, #403251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #323351?: #323351 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323351?: The RGB value is 50, 51, 81: 50 red, 51 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323351?: The complementary color is #515032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323351?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.