What color is #3A0041?

#3A0041 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A0041?

The RGB value is 58, 0, 65: 58 red, 0 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A0041?

The complementary color is #074100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A0041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A0041 color

#3A0041 rgb(58, 0, 65)

Shades of black

The hex color #3A0041 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 0% green and 25.5% blue (58, 0, 65).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 100% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#3A0041 color codes

HEX	`#3A0041`
RGB	`rgb(58, 0, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 0%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 100%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 100%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 100%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.14, 35.54, -25.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.14, 43.64, 324.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.699, 1.281, 5.105)`
Decimal	`3801153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A0041, 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 #3A0041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A0041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #3A0041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a0041; }
.text { color: #3a0041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a0041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 0 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a0041, #410027); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A0041?: #3A0041 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A0041?: The RGB value is 58, 0, 65: 58 red, 0 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A0041?: The complementary color is #074100, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A0041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.