Nearest named color: Midnight Blue
#320E85
#320E85
Nearest named
Midnight Blue
Family
Purple
Lightness
32.1%
Chroma
0.173
Hue angle
284.7°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
13.66:1 · AAA
Contrast on black
1.36:1 · Fail
Web-safe
#330099
CSS oklch()
32% 0.17 285

#320E85 is a deep, cool purple. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It sits well as a supporting tone.

Palettes built on #320E85

Not just a swatch — here's how #320E85 works with other colors. Named schemes with #320E85 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Midnight Blue carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Moody Editorial Color · 5 colors

Midnight Blue adds the colour to this moody editorial scheme — charcoal and a mid-grey around it, a bone highlight, and a muted jewel accent drawn from Midnight Blue.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Midnight Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Midnight Blue plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Midnight Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Midnight Blue carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #320E85 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 21/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 23/100
Low
Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.
Depth 71/100
High
Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.
Naturalness 0/100
Very low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 24/100
Low
Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.
Luxury 68/100
High
Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.
Brand distinctiveness 67/100
High
Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.
UI accent fit 45/100
Moderate
Workable accent with care around contrast.
Surface fit 19/100
Very low
Too saturated or mid-toned for big areas — keep it to accents.
Print safety 75/100
High
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #320E85

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UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA
Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass
Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass
Background Pair with white text at 13.7:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #D2C6F0 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #5A0E86 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #320E85 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

Website / UI
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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #320E85;
  --color-base-rgb: 50 14 133;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(32.1% 0.173 284.7);
  --color-50: #F5F1FE;
  --color-100: #E4D9FC;
  --color-200: #C9B5F7;
  --color-300: #A383EC;
  --color-400: #7E56DC;
  --color-500: #5E33C2;
  --color-600: #4D2E93;
  --color-700: #3A2768;
  --color-800: #291D44;
  --color-900: #1A142A;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}