What color is #3A3248?

#3A3248 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 #3A3248?

The RGB value is 58, 50, 72: 58 red, 50 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3248?

The complementary color is #404832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3248?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3248 color

#3A3248 rgb(58, 50, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A3248 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 19.6% green and 28.2% blue (58, 50, 72).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#3A3248 color codes

HEX	`#3A3248`
RGB	`rgb(58, 50, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 19.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 31%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.47, 8.87, -12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.47, 15.18, 305.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.055, 3.649, 6.62)`
Decimal	`3813960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3248, 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 #3A3248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #3A3248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3248; }
.text { color: #3a3248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 50 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3248, #453248); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A3248?: #3A3248 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 #3A3248?: The RGB value is 58, 50, 72: 58 red, 50 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3248?: The complementary color is #404832, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3248?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.