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#311d4e color: Russian Violet

#311d4e is rgb(49, 29, 78) in RGB and oklch(28.433% 0.08725 299.671) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

28.4%
0.087
300°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.42:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #311d4e

#311d4e is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.4% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.83:1 contrast and black text 1.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-950.

More very dark violet colors

Lighter: #311d4e mixed with white

  1. 311d4e
  2. 42315f
  3. 554670
  4. 685b81
  5. 7c7192
  6. 9087a4
  7. a69eb6
  8. bbb6c8
  9. d1ceda
  10. e8e6ec

Darker: #311d4e mixed with black

  1. 311d4e
  2. 291843
  3. 221338
  4. 1a0e2d
  5. 130923
  6. 0c0519
  7. 06030f
  8. 030107
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #311d4e with less saturation

  1. 311d4e
  2. 301f4b
  3. 2f2147
  4. 2f2244
  5. 2e2440
  6. 2d253c
  7. 2c2639
  8. 2c2735
  9. 2b2831
  10. 2a292e

Questions about #311d4e

What color is #311d4e?

#311d4e is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Russian Violet. In RGB it is rgb(49, 29, 78), in HSL hsl(264.49, 45.79%, 20.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.433% 0.08725 299.671).

What colors go well with #311d4e?

The complementary color of #311d4e is #252f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #192554 and #40163e. The triadic partners are #471c00 and #00352b.

Is white or black text more readable on #311d4e?

White text reads better on #311d4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 and black gives 1.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #311d4e a warm or cool color?

#311d4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 28.4% and its chroma 0.087.