What color is #3B234B?

#3B234B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B234B?

The RGB value is 59, 35, 75: 59 red, 35 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B234B?

The complementary color is #334B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B234B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B234B color

#3B234B rgb(59, 35, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B234B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 13.7% green and 29.4% blue (59, 35, 75).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 36% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#3B234B color codes

HEX	`#3B234B`
RGB	`rgb(59, 35, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 13.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 36%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 53%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 53%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.54, 20.19, -20.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.54, 28.74, 314.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.674, 2.64, 6.971)`
Decimal	`3875659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B234B, 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 #3B234B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B234B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #3B234B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b234b; }
.text { color: #3b234b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b234b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 35 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b234b, #4b2347); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B234B?: #3B234B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B234B?: The RGB value is 59, 35, 75: 59 red, 35 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B234B?: The complementary color is #334B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B234B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.