What color is #37324E?

#37324E 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 #37324E?

The RGB value is 55, 50, 78: 55 red, 50 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37324E?

The complementary color is #494E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37324E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37324E color

#37324E rgb(55, 50, 78)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.6% green and 30.6% blue (55, 50, 78).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#37324E color codes

HEX	`#37324E`
RGB	`rgb(55, 50, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 36%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.46, 9.47, -16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.46, 18.92, 300.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.091, 3.643, 7.694)`
Decimal	`3617358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37324E, 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 #37324E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37324E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #37324E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37324e; }
.text { color: #37324e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37324e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 50 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37324e, #45324e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #37324E?: #37324E 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 #37324E?: The RGB value is 55, 50, 78: 55 red, 50 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37324E?: The complementary color is #494E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37324E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.