#322437
Jet · very dark cool purple
About #322437
With the hex code #322437, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 14% green and 22% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Jet — a ΔE of 14.7 — followed by Gunmetal. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #293724, a dark green shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 14.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (14.55:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #322437?
With the hex code #322437, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 20% red, 14% green and 22% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #322437?
Use white text. White on #322437 has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #322437?
Its complementary colour is #293724, and analogous partners are #292437 and #372432.