What color is #37325C?

#37325C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #37325C?

The RGB value is 55, 50, 92: 55 red, 50 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #37325C?

The complementary color is #575C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #37325C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#37325C color

#37325C rgb(55, 50, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #37325C is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 19.6% green and 36.1% blue (55, 50, 92).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Noir (#322C56), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#37325C color codes

HEX	`#37325C`
RGB	`rgb(55, 50, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 19.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 46%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 46%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.22, 13.77, -24.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.22, 28.06, 299.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.647, 3.866, 10.624)`
Decimal	`3617372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #37325C, 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 #37325C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#37325C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #37325C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #37325c; }
.text { color: #37325c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #37325c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 50 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #37325c, #4c325c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #37325C?: #37325C is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #37325C?: The RGB value is 55, 50, 92: 55 red, 50 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #37325C?: The complementary color is #575C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #37325C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.