What color is #3B063F?

#3B063F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B063F?

The RGB value is 59, 6, 63: 59 red, 6 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B063F?

The complementary color is #0A3F06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B063F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B063F color

#3B063F rgb(59, 6, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B063F is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 2.4% green and 24.7% blue (59, 6, 63).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 83% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.36:1).

#3B063F color codes

HEX	`#3B063F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 6, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 2.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 83%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 90%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 90%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.08, 32.74, -22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.08, 39.66, 325.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.766, 1.419, 4.83)`
Decimal	`3868223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B063F, 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 #3B063F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B063F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #3B063F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b063f; }
.text { color: #3b063f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b063f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 6 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b063f, #3f0627); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B063F?: #3B063F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B063F?: The RGB value is 59, 6, 63: 59 red, 6 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B063F?: The complementary color is #0A3F06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B063F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.