What color is #3A263F?

#3A263F 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 #3A263F?

The RGB value is 58, 38, 63: 58 red, 38 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A263F?

The complementary color is #2B3F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A263F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A263F color

#3A263F rgb(58, 38, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A263F is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 14.9% green and 24.7% blue (58, 38, 63).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 25% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#3A263F color codes

HEX	`#3A263F`
RGB	`rgb(58, 38, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 14.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 25%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 40%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 40%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.56, 14.72, -12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.56, 19.12, 320.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.335, 2.645, 5.036)`
Decimal	`3810879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A263F, 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 #3A263F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A263F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #3A263F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a263f; }
.text { color: #3a263f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a263f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 38 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a263f, #3f2638); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3A263F?: #3A263F 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 #3A263F?: The RGB value is 58, 38, 63: 58 red, 38 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A263F?: The complementary color is #2B3F26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A263F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.