Close to Navy Blue
#312255
#312255 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Navy Blue. In RGB it’s made of 19.2% red, 13.3% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 43% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #312255.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
14.09:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.49:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.09:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.49:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #312255 as they’d see it.
#312255 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #312255
What color is #312255?
#312255 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Navy Blue. In RGB it’s made of 19.2% red, 13.3% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 258°, with 43% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #312255 in RGB?
#312255 is rgb(49, 34, 85): 49 red, 34 green, and 85 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #312255 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(42, 60, 0, 67). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #312255?
PANTONE 276 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #312255?
Its complement #223000 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.