What color is #361140?

#361140 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361140?

The RGB value is 54, 17, 64: 54 red, 17 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361140?

The complementary color is #1B4011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361140 color

#361140 rgb(54, 17, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #361140 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 6.7% green and 25.1% blue (54, 17, 64).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 58% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#361140 color codes

HEX	`#361140`
RGB	`rgb(54, 17, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 6.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 58%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 73%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 73%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.96, 26.75, -21.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.96, 34.47, 320.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.647, 1.555, 5.01)`
Decimal	`3543360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361140, 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 #361140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #361140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361140; }
.text { color: #361140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 17 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361140, #401133); }

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Questions

What color is #361140?: #361140 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361140?: The RGB value is 54, 17, 64: 54 red, 17 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361140?: The complementary color is #1B4011, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.