What color is #323355?

#323355 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #323355?

The RGB value is 50, 51, 85: 50 red, 51 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #323355?

The complementary color is #555432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #323355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#323355 color

#323355 rgb(50, 51, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #323355 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 20% green and 33.3% blue (50, 51, 85).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#323355 color codes

HEX	`#323355`
RGB	`rgb(50, 51, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 20%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 41%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 40%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.66, 9.27, -20.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.66, 22.73, 294.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.138, 3.701, 9.089)`
Decimal	`3289941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #323355, 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 #323355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#323355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #323355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #323355; }
.text { color: #323355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #323355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 51 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #323355, #423255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #323355?: #323355 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #323355?: The RGB value is 50, 51, 85: 50 red, 51 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #323355?: The complementary color is #555432, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #323355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.