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#320C40 Color

#320C40 is rgb(50, 12, 64) in RGB, hsl(284, 68%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 81%, 0%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Russian Violet (#32174D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#320C40
HEX#320C40
RGBrgb(50, 12, 64)
HSLhsl(284, 68%, 15%)
HSVhsv(284, 81%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 81%, 0%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(24.8% 0.097 315.3)
LABlab(11.16% 26.13 -24.48)
LCHlch(11.16% 35.81 316.86)

What #320C40 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #320C40, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Russian Violet#32174DΔE 6.02Dark Purple#301934ΔE 15.49Petunia#470659ΔE 15.5Imperial#602F6BΔE 17.57Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 19.25Medium Violet#65315FΔE 19.48

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#320C40 Channel Values

How #320C40 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 50 · G 12 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 68% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 81% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.64:1 vs white · 1.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #320C40 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #320C40 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #320C40

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #320C40; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#320C40
Complementary
#1A400C
Analogous
#180C40
Analogous
#400C34
Triadic
#40320C
Triadic
#0C4032
Split comp.
#34400C
Split comp.
#0C4018

Tints & Shades of #320C40

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5B1674
#8320A7
#AA2DD7
#BD5CE0
#D290EA
#E7C3F4

Shades

#2C0B38
#280A33
#22082B
#1E0727
#18061E
#14051A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #320C40.

How #320C40 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#320C40
Protanopia#171740
Protanomaly#241340
Deuteranopia#1E1E3F
Deuteranomaly#271840
Tritanopia#2D1919
Tritanomaly#2F152D
Achromatopsia#1E1E1E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #320C40 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-320c40: #320C40;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #320C40;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-320c40': '#320C40' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.196, green: 0.047, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_320c40">#320C40</color>
SVG fillfill="#320C40"

More Purple Colors

#320C40 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#320C40 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #320C40?

#320C40 is a darkest purple — rgb(50, 12, 64) in RGB and hsl(284, 68%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Russian Violet (#32174D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #320C40?

#320C40 is rgb(50, 12, 64) — red 50, green 12, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #320C40?

#320C40 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 81%, 0%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #320C40 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #320C40 scores 16.64:1 against white and 1.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #320C40 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #320C40 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 26.69, which is a different colour altogether.

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