What color is #331934?

#331934 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331934?

The RGB value is 51, 25, 52: 51 red, 25 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331934?

The complementary color is #1A3419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331934?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331934 color

#331934 rgb(51, 25, 52)

Shades of purple

The hex color #331934 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 9.8% green and 20.4% blue (51, 25, 52).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 35% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.8:1).

#331934 color codes

HEX	`#331934`
RGB	`rgb(51, 25, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 9.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 35%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 52%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 52%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.51, 18.09, -12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.51, 21.91, 325.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.333, 1.647, 3.443)`
Decimal	`3348788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331934, 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 #331934	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331934 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.8:1	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 #331934 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331934; }
.text { color: #331934; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331934; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 25 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331934, #341927); }

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Questions

What color is #331934?: #331934 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331934?: The RGB value is 51, 25, 52: 51 red, 25 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331934?: The complementary color is #1A3419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331934?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.