What color is #37314F?

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

What is the RGB value of #37314F?

The RGB value is 55, 49, 79: 55 red, 49 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37314F?

The complementary color is #494F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37314F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37314F color

#37314F rgb(55, 49, 79)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.2% green and 31% blue (55, 49, 79).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#37314F color codes

HEX	`#37314F`
RGB	`rgb(55, 49, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 38%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.21, 10.45, -17.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.21, 20.33, 300.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.085, 3.573, 7.87)`
Decimal	`3617103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37314F, 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 #37314F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37314F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #37314F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37314f; }
.text { color: #37314f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37314f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 49 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37314f, #46314f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37314F?: #37314F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37314F?: The RGB value is 55, 49, 79: 55 red, 49 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37314F?: The complementary color is #494F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37314F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.