What color is #331E31?

#331E31 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 #331E31?

The RGB value is 51, 30, 49: 51 red, 30 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331E31?

The complementary color is #1E3320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331E31 color

#331E31 rgb(51, 30, 49)

Shades of purple

The hex color #331E31 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 11.8% green and 19.2% blue (51, 30, 49).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 4% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#331E31 color codes

HEX	`#331E31`
RGB	`rgb(51, 30, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 11.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 41%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 4%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.7, 14.02, -8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.7, 16.33, 329.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.384, 1.854, 3.137)`
Decimal	`3350065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331E31, 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 #331E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	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 #331E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331e31; }
.text { color: #331e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 30 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331e31, #331e26); }

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Questions

What color is #331E31?: #331E31 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 #331E31?: The RGB value is 51, 30, 49: 51 red, 30 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331E31?: The complementary color is #1E3320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.