What color is #3A0E41?

#3A0E41 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A0E41?

The RGB value is 58, 14, 65: 58 red, 14 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A0E41?

The complementary color is #15410E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A0E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A0E41 color

#3A0E41 rgb(58, 14, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A0E41 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 5.5% green and 25.5% blue (58, 14, 65).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 65% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#3A0E41 color codes

HEX	`#3A0E41`
RGB	`rgb(58, 14, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 5.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 65%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 78%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 78%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.2, 29.57, -22.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.2, 36.87, 323.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.856, 1.595, 5.158)`
Decimal	`3804737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A0E41, 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 #3A0E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A0E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #3A0E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a0e41; }
.text { color: #3a0e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a0e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 14 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a0e41, #410e2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A0E41?: #3A0E41 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A0E41?: The RGB value is 58, 14, 65: 58 red, 14 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A0E41?: The complementary color is #15410E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A0E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.