What color is #3A2339?

#3A2339 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A2339?

The RGB value is 58, 35, 57: 58 red, 35 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A2339?

The complementary color is #233A24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A2339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A2339 color

#3A2339 rgb(58, 35, 57)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A2339 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 13.7% green and 22.4% blue (58, 35, 57).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 25% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 2% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#3A2339 color codes

HEX	`#3A2339`
RGB	`rgb(58, 35, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 13.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 25%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 40%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 2%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.45, 15.32, -9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.45, 18.16, 327.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.084, 2.397, 4.17)`
Decimal	`3810105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A2339, 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 #3A2339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A2339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #3A2339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a2339; }
.text { color: #3a2339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 35 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a2339, #3a232e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A2339?: #3A2339 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A2339?: The RGB value is 58, 35, 57: 58 red, 35 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A2339?: The complementary color is #233A24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A2339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.