What color is #372D67?

#372D67 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372D67?

The RGB value is 55, 45, 103: 55 red, 45 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372D67?

The complementary color is #5D672D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372D67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372D67 color

#372D67 rgb(55, 45, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #372D67 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.6% green and 40.4% blue (55, 45, 103).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 39% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432E6F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#372D67 color codes

HEX	`#372D67`
RGB	`rgb(55, 45, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 39%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 56%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 56%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.54, 20.73, -32.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.54, 38.74, 302.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.961, 3.668, 13.276)`
Decimal	`3616103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372D67, 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 #372D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #372D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372d67; }
.text { color: #372d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 45 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372d67, #542d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #372D67?: #372D67 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372D67?: The RGB value is 55, 45, 103: 55 red, 45 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372D67?: The complementary color is #5D672D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372D67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.