What color is #3A3382?

#3A3382 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3382?

The RGB value is 58, 51, 130: 58 red, 51 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3382?

The complementary color is #7B8233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3382 color

#3A3382 rgb(58, 51, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A3382 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 20% green and 51% blue (58, 51, 130).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 44% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Eggplant (#443388), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#3A3382 color codes

HEX	`#3A3382`
RGB	`rgb(58, 51, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 20%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 44%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 61%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 61%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.39, 26.45, -43.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.39, 51.11, 301.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.957, 4.878, 21.69)`
Decimal	`3814274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3382, 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 #3A3382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #3A3382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3382; }
.text { color: #3a3382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 51 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3382, #613382); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A3382?: #3A3382 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3382?: The RGB value is 58, 51, 130: 58 red, 51 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3382?: The complementary color is #7B8233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.