What color is #3B1B37?

#3B1B37 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B1B37?

The RGB value is 59, 27, 55: 59 red, 27 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B1B37?

The complementary color is #1B3B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B1B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B1B37 color

#3B1B37 rgb(59, 27, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B1B37 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 10.6% green and 21.6% blue (59, 27, 55).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 37% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 7% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#3B1B37 color codes

HEX	`#3B1B37`
RGB	`rgb(59, 27, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 10.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 37%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 54%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 7%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.43, 20.48, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.43, 23.46, 330.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.885, 1.99, 3.846)`
Decimal	`3873591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B1B37, 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 #3B1B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B1B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #3B1B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b1b37; }
.text { color: #3b1b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b1b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 27 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b1b37, #3b1b27); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B1B37?: #3B1B37 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B1B37?: The RGB value is 59, 27, 55: 59 red, 27 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B1B37?: The complementary color is #1B3B1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B1B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.