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#311d52 color: Russian Violet

#311d52 is rgb(49, 29, 82) in RGB and oklch(28.748% 0.09301 297.647) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

28.7%
0.093
298°
  • Violet
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
14.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -104
Black text
1.43:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #311d52

#311d52 is a soft very dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 28.7% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast and black text 1.43:1, 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: #311d52 mixed with white

  1. 311d52
  2. 423263
  3. 554673
  4. 685c84
  5. 7c7195
  6. 9088a7
  7. a59fb8
  8. bbb6c9
  9. d1cedb
  10. e8e6ed

Darker: #311d52 mixed with black

  1. 311d52
  2. 291846
  3. 22133b
  4. 1a0e2f
  5. 130925
  6. 0c051a
  7. 060311
  8. 030108
  9. 010002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #311d52 with less saturation

  1. 311d52
  2. 301f4e
  3. 2f214a
  4. 2f2347
  5. 2e2443
  6. 2d253f
  7. 2d273b
  8. 2c2837
  9. 2c2933
  10. 2b2a2f

Questions about #311d52

What color is #311d52?

#311d52 is soft very dark violet. The closest named color is Russian Violet. In RGB it is rgb(49, 29, 82), in HSL hsl(262.64, 47.75%, 21.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(28.748% 0.09301 297.647).

What colors go well with #311d52?

The complementary color of #311d52 is #282f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #172658 and #421542. The triadic partners are #4a1b00 and #00362a.

Is white or black text more readable on #311d52?

White text reads better on #311d52: white gives a contrast ratio of 14.7:1 and black gives 1.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #311d52 a warm or cool color?

#311d52 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 28.7% and its chroma 0.093.