What color is #331F4A?

#331F4A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #331F4A?

The RGB value is 51, 31, 74: 51 red, 31 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #331F4A?

The complementary color is #364A1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #331F4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#331F4A color

#331F4A rgb(51, 31, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #331F4A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20% red, 12.2% green and 29% blue (51, 31, 74).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 41% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#331F4A color codes

HEX	`#331F4A`
RGB	`rgb(51, 31, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20%, 12.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 41%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 58%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 58%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.4, 19.96, -23.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.4, 30.63, 310.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.091, 2.178, 6.735)`
Decimal	`3350346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #331F4A, 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 #331F4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#331F4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #331F4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #331f4a; }
.text { color: #331f4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #331f4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(51 31 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #331f4a, #491f4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #331F4A?: #331F4A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #331F4A?: The RGB value is 51, 31, 74: 51 red, 31 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #331F4A?: The complementary color is #364A1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #331F4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.