What color is #3A264B?

#3A264B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A264B?

The RGB value is 58, 38, 75: 58 red, 38 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A264B?

The complementary color is #374B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A264B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A264B color

#3A264B rgb(58, 38, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A264B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 14.9% green and 29.4% blue (58, 38, 75).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#3A264B color codes

HEX	`#3A264B`
RGB	`rgb(58, 38, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 14.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 49%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 49%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.2, 17.86, -19.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.2, 26.39, 312.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.708, 2.794, 6.999)`
Decimal	`3810891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A264B, 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 #3A264B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A264B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #3A264B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a264b; }
.text { color: #3a264b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a264b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 38 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a264b, #4b264a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A264B?: #3A264B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A264B?: The RGB value is 58, 38, 75: 58 red, 38 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A264B?: The complementary color is #374B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A264B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.