What color is #37304B?

#37304B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37304B?

The RGB value is 55, 48, 75: 55 red, 48 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37304B?

The complementary color is #444B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37304B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37304B color

#37304B rgb(55, 48, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #37304B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 18.8% green and 29.4% blue (55, 48, 75).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#37304B color codes

HEX	`#37304B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 48, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 18.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 36%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.7, 9.97, -15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.7, 18.46, 302.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.902, 3.434, 7.113)`
Decimal	`3616843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37304B, 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 #37304B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37304B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #37304B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37304b; }
.text { color: #37304b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37304b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 48 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37304b, #44304b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37304B?: #37304B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37304B?: The RGB value is 55, 48, 75: 55 red, 48 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37304B?: The complementary color is #444B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37304B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.