What color is #37314D?

#37314D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37314D?

The RGB value is 55, 49, 77: 55 red, 49 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37314D?

The complementary color is #474D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37314D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37314D color

#37314D rgb(55, 49, 77)

Shades of blue

The hex color #37314D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.2% green and 30.2% blue (55, 49, 77).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#37314D color codes

HEX	`#37314D`
RGB	`rgb(55, 49, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 36%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.1, 9.86, -16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.1, 19.02, 301.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.013, 3.545, 7.492)`
Decimal	`3617101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37314D, 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 #37314D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37314D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #37314D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37314d; }
.text { color: #37314d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37314d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 49 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37314d, #45314d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37314D?: #37314D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37314D?: The RGB value is 55, 49, 77: 55 red, 49 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37314D?: The complementary color is #474D31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37314D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.