What color is #3A2953?

#3A2953 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A2953?

The RGB value is 58, 41, 83: 58 red, 41 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A2953?

The complementary color is #425329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A2953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A2953 color

#3A2953 rgb(58, 41, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A2953 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 16.1% green and 32.5% blue (58, 41, 83).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 34% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#3A2953 color codes

HEX	`#3A2953`
RGB	`rgb(58, 41, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 16.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 34%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 51%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 51%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.48, 18.1, -22.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.48, 29.12, 308.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.099, 3.11, 8.566)`
Decimal	`3811667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A2953, 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 #3A2953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A2953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #3A2953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a2953; }
.text { color: #3a2953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 41 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a2953, #4f2953); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A2953?: #3A2953 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A2953?: The RGB value is 58, 41, 83: 58 red, 41 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A2953?: The complementary color is #425329, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A2953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.