What color is #3B003D?

#3B003D is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B003D?

The RGB value is 59, 0, 61: 59 red, 0 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B003D?

The complementary color is #023D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B003D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B003D color

#3B003D rgb(59, 0, 61)

Shades of black

The hex color #3B003D is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 0% green and 23.9% blue (59, 0, 61).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 100% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#3B003D color codes

HEX	`#3B003D`
RGB	`rgb(59, 0, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 0%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 100%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 100%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 100%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.04, 34.97, -22.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.04, 41.65, 327.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.646, 1.267, 4.519)`
Decimal	`3866685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B003D, 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 #3B003D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B003D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #3B003D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b003d; }
.text { color: #3b003d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b003d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 0 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b003d, #3d0020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B003D?: #3B003D is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B003D?: The RGB value is 59, 0, 61: 59 red, 0 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B003D?: The complementary color is #023D00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B003D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.