What color is #361F57?

#361F57 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 #361F57?

The RGB value is 54, 31, 87: 54 red, 31 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361F57?

The complementary color is #40571F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361F57 color

#361F57 rgb(54, 31, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #361F57 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 12.2% green and 34.1% blue (54, 31, 87).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 47% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#361F57 color codes

HEX	`#361F57`
RGB	`rgb(54, 31, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 12.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 47%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 64%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 64%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.7, 24.67, -29.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.7, 38.8, 309.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.731, 2.452, 9.292)`
Decimal	`3546967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361F57, 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 #361F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #361F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361f57; }
.text { color: #361f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 31 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361f57, #521f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #361F57?: #361F57 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 #361F57?: The RGB value is 54, 31, 87: 54 red, 31 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361F57?: The complementary color is #40571F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.