What color is #361A50?

#361A50 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fabric of Space. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361A50?

The RGB value is 54, 26, 80: 54 red, 26 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361A50?

The complementary color is #34501A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361A50 color

#361A50 rgb(54, 26, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #361A50 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 10.2% green and 31.4% blue (54, 26, 80).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 51% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Fabric of Space (#341758), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#361A50 color codes

HEX	`#361A50`
RGB	`rgb(54, 26, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 10.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 51%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 68%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 68%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.02, 25.75, -27.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.02, 37.99, 312.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.338, 2.102, 7.818)`
Decimal	`3545680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361A50, 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 #361A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #361A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361a50; }
.text { color: #361a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 26 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361a50, #501a4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #361A50?: #361A50 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fabric of Space. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361A50?: The RGB value is 54, 26, 80: 54 red, 26 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361A50?: The complementary color is #34501A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.