What color is #37225F?

#37225F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37225F?

The RGB value is 55, 34, 95: 55 red, 34 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37225F?

The complementary color is #4A5F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37225F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37225F color

#37225F rgb(55, 34, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37225F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 13.3% green and 37.3% blue (55, 34, 95).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 47% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Dark Dreams (#332266), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#37225F color codes

HEX	`#37225F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 34, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 13.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 47%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 64%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 64%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.15, 25.43, -32.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.15, 41.61, 307.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.213, 2.782, 11.139)`
Decimal	`3613279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37225F, 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 #37225F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37225F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #37225F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37225f; }
.text { color: #37225f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37225f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 34 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37225f, #55225f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #37225F?: #37225F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37225F?: The RGB value is 55, 34, 95: 55 red, 34 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37225F?: The complementary color is #4A5F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37225F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.