What color is #37324B?

#37324B 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 #37324B?

The RGB value is 55, 50, 75: 55 red, 50 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37324B?

The complementary color is #464B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37324B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37324B color

#37324B rgb(55, 50, 75)

Shades of blue

The hex color #37324B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.6% green and 29.4% blue (55, 50, 75).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#37324B color codes

HEX	`#37324B`
RGB	`rgb(55, 50, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 33%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 33%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.31, 8.59, -14.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.31, 16.95, 300.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.986, 3.601, 7.14)`
Decimal	`3617355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37324B, 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 #37324B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37324B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #37324B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37324b; }
.text { color: #37324b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37324b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 50 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37324b, #44324b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37324B?: #37324B 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 #37324B?: The RGB value is 55, 50, 75: 55 red, 50 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37324B?: The complementary color is #464B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37324B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.