What color is #3B0640?

#3B0640 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 #3B0640?

The RGB value is 59, 6, 64: 59 red, 6 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B0640?

The complementary color is #0B4006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B0640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B0640 color

#3B0640 rgb(59, 6, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B0640 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 2.4% green and 25.1% blue (59, 6, 64).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 83% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#3B0640 color codes

HEX	`#3B0640`
RGB	`rgb(59, 6, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 2.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 83%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 91%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 91%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.16, 32.94, -22.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.16, 40.16, 325.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.794, 1.43, 4.978)`
Decimal	`3868224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B0640, 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 #3B0640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B0640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #3B0640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b0640; }
.text { color: #3b0640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b0640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 6 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b0640, #400628); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B0640?: #3B0640 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 #3B0640?: The RGB value is 59, 6, 64: 59 red, 6 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B0640?: The complementary color is #0B4006, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B0640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.