What color is #3A193A?

#3A193A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A193A?

The RGB value is 58, 25, 58: 58 red, 25 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A193A?

The complementary color is #193A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A193A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A193A color

#3A193A rgb(58, 25, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A193A is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 9.8% green and 22.7% blue (58, 25, 58).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 40% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#3A193A color codes

HEX	`#3A193A`
RGB	`rgb(58, 25, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 9.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 40%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 57%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.96, 22.02, -14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.96, 26.26, 326.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.856, 1.9, 4.219)`
Decimal	`3807546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A193A, 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 #3A193A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A193A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #3A193A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a193a; }
.text { color: #3a193a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a193a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 25 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a193a, #3a1929); }

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Questions

What color is #3A193A?: #3A193A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A193A?: The RGB value is 58, 25, 58: 58 red, 25 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A193A?: The complementary color is #193A19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A193A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.