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#312c4e color: Wild Iris

#312c4e is rgb(49, 44, 78) in RGB and oklch(31.541% 0.05988 289.244) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

31.5%
0.060
289°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Graphite
  • slate-800
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.60:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #312c4e

#312c4e is a muted dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 31.5% lightness, 0.06 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.12:1 contrast and black text 1.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wild Iris (#2f2f4a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-800.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #312c4e mixed with white

  1. 312c4e
  2. 423f5e
  3. 55526f
  4. 686580
  5. 7c7a92
  6. 908fa3
  7. a6a4b5
  8. bbbac7
  9. d1d1da
  10. e8e8ec

Darker: #312c4e mixed with black

  1. 312c4e
  2. 292543
  3. 221e38
  4. 1a172d
  5. 131123
  6. 0c0a19
  7. 06050f
  8. 030207
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #312c4e with less saturation

  1. 312c4e
  2. 312d4b
  3. 312d49
  4. 312e46
  5. 312f43
  6. 312f40
  7. 31303d
  8. 31303a
  9. 313138
  10. 313135

Questions about #312c4e

What color is #312c4e?

#312c4e is muted dark violet. The closest named color is Wild Iris. In RGB it is rgb(49, 44, 78), in HSL hsl(248.82, 27.87%, 23.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.541% 0.05988 289.244).

What colors go well with #312c4e?

The complementary color of #312c4e is #34340a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1f3250 and #3f2745. The triadic partners are #4a2814 and #053b2c.

Is white or black text more readable on #312c4e?

White text reads better on #312c4e: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and black gives 1.6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #312c4e a warm or cool color?

#312c4e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 31.5% and its chroma 0.06.