What color is #331642?

#331642 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331642?

The RGB value is 51, 22, 66: 51 red, 22 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331642?

The complementary color is #254216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331642?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331642 color

#331642 rgb(51, 22, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #331642 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 8.6% green and 25.9% blue (51, 22, 66).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 50% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#331642 color codes

HEX	`#331642`
RGB	`rgb(51, 22, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 8.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 50%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 67%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 67%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.66, 23.5, -22.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.66, 32.24, 316.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.635, 1.671, 5.337)`
Decimal	`3348034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331642, 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 #331642	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331642 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #331642 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331642; }
.text { color: #331642; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331642; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 22 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331642, #42163b); }

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Questions

What color is #331642?: #331642 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331642?: The RGB value is 51, 22, 66: 51 red, 22 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331642?: The complementary color is #254216, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331642?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.