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#320D73 Color

#320D73 is rgb(50, 13, 115) in RGB, hsl(262, 80%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 89%, 0%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Indigo (#32127A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#320D73
HEX#320D73
RGBrgb(50, 13, 115)
HSLhsl(262, 80%, 25%)
HSVhsv(262, 89%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 89%, 0%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(30% 0.154 289.8)
LABlab(15.68% 36.50 -51.50)
LCHlch(15.68% 63.12 305.33)

What #320D73 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 #320D73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#320D73 Channel Values

How #320D73 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 13 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 80% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 89% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 89% · Y 0% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.58:1 vs white · 1.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #320D73 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 text14.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #320D73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #320D73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #320D73

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #320D73.

How #320D73 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#320D73
Protanopia#171773
Protanomaly#241473
Deuteranopia#1E1E73
Deuteranomaly#271973
Tritanopia#1A2C2C
Tritanomaly#262352
Achromatopsia#292929

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #320D73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-320d73: #320D73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #320D73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-320d73': '#320D73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.196, green: 0.051, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_320d73">#320D73</color>
SVG fillfill="#320D73"

More Purple Colors

#320D73 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#320D73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #320D73?

#320D73 is a dark purple — rgb(50, 13, 115) in RGB and hsl(262, 80%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.61.

What is the RGB value of #320D73?

#320D73 is rgb(50, 13, 115) — red 50, green 13, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #320D73?

#320D73 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 89%, 0%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #320D73 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #320D73 scores 14.58:1 against white and 1.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #320D73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #320D73 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 10.59, which is visibly different.

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