What color is #3B0F5B?

#3B0F5B is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wicked Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B0F5B?

The RGB value is 59, 15, 91: 59 red, 15 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B0F5B?

The complementary color is #2F5B0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B0F5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B0F5B color

#3B0F5B rgb(59, 15, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B0F5B is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 5.9% green and 35.7% blue (59, 15, 91).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 72% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Purple (#37115C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#3B0F5B color codes

HEX	`#3B0F5B`
RGB	`rgb(59, 15, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 5.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 72%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 84%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 84%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.63, 35.57, -35.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.63, 50.58, 314.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.862, 2.027, 10.083)`
Decimal	`3870555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B0F5B, 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 #3B0F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B0F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #3B0F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b0f5b; }
.text { color: #3b0f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b0f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 15 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b0f5b, #5b0f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #3B0F5B?: #3B0F5B is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wicked Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B0F5B?: The RGB value is 59, 15, 91: 59 red, 15 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B0F5B?: The complementary color is #2F5B0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B0F5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.