What color is #3A3158?

#3A3158 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3158?

The RGB value is 58, 49, 88: 58 red, 49 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3158?

The complementary color is #4F5831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3158?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3158 color

#3A3158 rgb(58, 49, 88)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A3158 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 19.2% green and 34.5% blue (58, 49, 88).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 28% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#3A3158 color codes

HEX	`#3A3158`
RGB	`rgb(58, 49, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 19.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 28%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 44%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 44%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23, 14.16, -22.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23, 26.29, 302.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.604, 3.801, 9.722)`
Decimal	`3813720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3158, 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 #3A3158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #3A3158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3158; }
.text { color: #3a3158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 49 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3158, #4d3158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A3158?: #3A3158 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3158?: The RGB value is 58, 49, 88: 58 red, 49 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3158?: The complementary color is #4F5831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3158?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.