What color is #331D38?

#331D38 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 #331D38?

The RGB value is 51, 29, 56: 51 red, 29 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331D38?

The complementary color is #22381D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331D38 color

#331D38 rgb(51, 29, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #331D38 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 11.4% green and 22% blue (51, 29, 56).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 32% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#331D38 color codes

HEX	`#331D38`
RGB	`rgb(51, 29, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 11.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 32%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 48%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 48%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.78, 16.39, -13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.78, 21.07, 321.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.518, 1.868, 3.969)`
Decimal	`3349816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331D38, 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 #331D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #331D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331d38; }
.text { color: #331d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 29 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331d38, #381d2f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #331D38?: #331D38 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 #331D38?: The RGB value is 51, 29, 56: 51 red, 29 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331D38?: The complementary color is #22381D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.