Nearest named color: Gunmetal Gray
#322E44
#322E44
Nearest named
Gunmetal Gray
Family
Blue
Lightness
31.5%
Chroma
0.039
Hue angle
292.3°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
13.04:1 · AAA
Contrast on black
1.42:1 · Fail
Web-safe
#333333
CSS oklch()
32% 0.04 292

#322E44 is a muted, temperate purple. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered, quietly premium. It is too muted to lead as a primary accent and reproduces cleanly in print.

Palettes built on #322E44

Not just a swatch — here's how #322E44 works with other colors. Named schemes with #322E44 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

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

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Gunmetal Gray sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Gunmetal Gray 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.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Gunmetal Gray 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 Gunmetal Gray carrying the quiet middle.

Berry & Cream Lead · 5 colors

Gunmetal Gray sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.

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Color Lab

How #322E44 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 45/100
Neutral
Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.
Softness 33/100
Low
Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.
Depth 65/100
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 34/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 67/100
High
Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.
Brand distinctiveness 15/100
Very low
Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.
UI accent fit 30/100
Low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 53/100
Moderate
Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.
Print safety 95/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #322E44

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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 13.0:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #D4D2DD for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #382D43 — 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 #322E44 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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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: #322E44;
  --color-base-rgb: 50 46 68;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(31.5% 0.039 292.3);
  --color-50: #F6F6F9;
  --color-100: #E8E7EF;
  --color-200: #D1CEDE;
  --color-300: #B0ABC4;
  --color-400: #8F89A9;
  --color-500: #706A8B;
  --color-600: #59556D;
  --color-700: #43404F;
  --color-800: #2E2C35;
  --color-900: #1D1C21;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}