Dark Purple (#301934)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 15.98:1 — vs black: 1.31:1

Color values

  • HEX #301934
  • RGB rgb(48, 25, 52)
  • HSL hsl(291, 51%, 20%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 7.69, 51.92, 0, 79.61 )

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #301934 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Dark Purple
#301934 Base
#1D3419
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Dark Purple
#301934 Base
#221934
#34192A
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Dark Purple
#301934 Base
#343019
#193430
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Dark Purple
#301934 Base
#2A3419
#193422
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Dark Purple
#301934 Base
#342219
#1D3419
#192A34
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Dark Purple
#301934 Base
#100811
#170C18
#492650
#603268
#8F4B9B
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Dark Purple, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#100811
#160C18
#1D0F1F
#231226
#2A162D
Dark Purple #301934 Base
#63336B
#964EA2
#B880C2
#D7B7DC
#F5EEF7
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #301934. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #301934;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #301934;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #301934;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #301934,
        #214F19
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #301934,
        #214F19
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$dark-purple: #301934;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$dark-purple-r: 48;
$dark-purple-g: 25;
$dark-purple-b: 52;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $dark-purple;
    color: rgba($dark-purple-r, $dark-purple-g, $dark-purple-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Dark Purple appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #301934 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #212134 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #1C1C34 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #2D1E1E Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #222222 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Dark Purple ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Dark Purple #301934 Base
Russian Violet #32174D ΔE 8.16
Japanese Violet #5B3256 ΔE 10.72
English Violet #563C5C ΔE 11.47
Dark Byzantium #5D3954 ΔE 11.80

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.