What color is #3F354F?

#3F354F is a dark, grayish violet known as Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Maharaja?

The RGB value is 63, 53, 79: 63 red, 53 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Maharaja?

The complementary color is #454F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F354F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Maharaja color: hex code #3F354F

#3F354F rgb(63, 53, 79)

Shades of purple

Maharaja has the hex code #3F354F. It is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 20.8% green and 31% blue (63, 53, 79).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

Maharaja (#3F354F) color codes

HEX	`#3F354F`
RGB	`rgb(63, 53, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 20.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 33%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.22, 10.61, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.22, 17.77, 306.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.734, 4.167, 7.951)`
Decimal	`4142415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Maharaja, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3F354F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F354F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3F354F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f354f; }
.text { color: #3f354f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f354f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 53 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f354f, #4c354f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

See #3F354F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3F354F?: #3F354F is a dark, grayish violet known as Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Maharaja?: The RGB value is 63, 53, 79: 63 red, 53 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Maharaja?: The complementary color is #454F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F354F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.