What color is #3A2E45?

#3A2E45 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A2E45?

The RGB value is 58, 46, 69: 58 red, 46 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A2E45?

The complementary color is #39452E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A2E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A2E45 color

#3A2E45 rgb(58, 46, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A2E45 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 18% green and 27.1% blue (58, 46, 69).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#3A2E45 color codes

HEX	`#3A2E45`
RGB	`rgb(58, 46, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 18%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 33%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 33%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.14, 10.8, -12.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.14, 16.39, 311.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.796, 3.283, 6.063)`
Decimal	`3812933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A2E45, 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 #3A2E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A2E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #3A2E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a2e45; }
.text { color: #3a2e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 46 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a2e45, #452e44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A2E45?: #3A2E45 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A2E45?: The RGB value is 58, 46, 69: 58 red, 46 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A2E45?: The complementary color is #39452E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A2E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.