Close to Royal Navy
#32234E
#32234E is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 19.6% red, 13.7% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 261°, with 38% saturation and 22% 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 #32234E.
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
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1.49:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.13:1 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 #32234E as they’d see it.
#32234E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #32234E
What color is #32234E?
#32234E is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 19.6% red, 13.7% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 261°, with 38% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #32234E in RGB?
#32234E is rgb(50, 35, 78): 50 red, 35 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #32234E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(36, 55, 0, 69). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #32234E?
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 #32234E?
Its complement #203000 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.