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#322150 Color

#322150 is rgb(50, 33, 80) in RGB, hsl(262, 42%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 59%, 0%, 69%) 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 6.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#322150
HEX#322150
RGBrgb(50, 33, 80)
HSLhsl(262, 42%, 22%)
HSVhsv(262, 59%, 31%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 59%, 0%, 69%)
OKLCHoklch(29.5% 0.083 297.8)
LABlab(16.92% 17.49 -26.35)
LCHlch(16.92% 31.62 303.58)

What #322150 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 #322150, 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.

#322150 Channel Values

How #322150 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 33 · B 808-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 42% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 59% · V 31%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 69%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.3:1 vs white · 1.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #322150 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 text14.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #322150

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #322150; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #322150

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 #322150.

How #322150 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#322150
Protanopia#242450
Protanomaly#2A2350
Deuteranopia#272750
Deuteranomaly#2C2550
Tritanopia#2A2A2A
Tritanomaly#2E273D
Achromatopsia#2A2A2A

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Using #322150 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-322150: #322150;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #322150;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-322150': '#322150' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.196, green: 0.129, blue: 0.314)
Android XML<color name="color_322150">#322150</color>
SVG fillfill="#322150"

More Purple Colors

#322150 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#322150 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #322150?

#322150 is a dark purple — rgb(50, 33, 80) in RGB and hsl(262, 42%, 22%) 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 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #322150?

#322150 is rgb(50, 33, 80) — red 50, green 33, and blue 80 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #322150?

#322150 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 59%, 0%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #322150 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #322150 scores 14.3:1 against white and 1.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #322150 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #322150 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 21.51, which is visibly different.

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