What color is #37294D?

#37294D is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37294D?

The RGB value is 55, 41, 77: 55 red, 41 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37294D?

The complementary color is #3F4D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37294D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37294D color

#37294D rgb(55, 41, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37294D is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 16.1% green and 30.2% blue (55, 41, 77).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#37294D color codes

HEX	`#37294D`
RGB	`rgb(55, 41, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 16.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 47%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 47%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.78, 15.36, -19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.78, 25.14, 307.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.708, 2.934, 7.391)`
Decimal	`3615053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37294D, 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 #37294D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37294D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #37294D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37294d; }
.text { color: #37294d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37294d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 41 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37294d, #49294d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37294D?: #37294D is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37294D?: The RGB value is 55, 41, 77: 55 red, 41 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37294D?: The complementary color is #3F4D29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37294D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.