What color is #3B0346?

#3B0346 is a very dark, vivid magenta known as Romanic Scene. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Romanic Scene?

The RGB value is 59, 3, 70: 59 red, 3 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Romanic Scene?

The complementary color is #0E4603, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B0346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Romanic Scene color: hex code #3B0346

#3B0346 rgb(59, 3, 70)

Shades of purple

Romanic Scene has the hex code #3B0346. It is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 1.2% green and 27.5% blue (59, 3, 70).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 92% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

Romanic Scene (#3B0346) color codes

HEX	`#3B0346`
RGB	`rgb(59, 3, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 1.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 92%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 96%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 96%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.2, 35.41, -27.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.2, 44.61, 322.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.942, 1.437, 5.916)`
Decimal	`3867462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Romanic Scene, 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 #3B0346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B0346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #3B0346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b0346; }
.text { color: #3b0346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b0346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 3 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b0346, #460330); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

See #3B0346 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3B0346?: #3B0346 is a very dark, vivid magenta known as Romanic Scene. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Romanic Scene?: The RGB value is 59, 3, 70: 59 red, 3 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Romanic Scene?: The complementary color is #0E4603, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B0346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.