What color is #3B2539?

#3B2539 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2539?

The RGB value is 59, 37, 57: 59 red, 37 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2539?

The complementary color is #253B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2539 color

#3B2539 rgb(59, 37, 57)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B2539 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 14.5% green and 22.4% blue (59, 37, 57).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 23% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 3% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#3B2539 color codes

HEX	`#3B2539`
RGB	`rgb(59, 37, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 14.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 23%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 37%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 3%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.14, 14.37, -8.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.14, 16.79, 328.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.204, 2.548, 4.193)`
Decimal	`3876153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2539, 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 #3B2539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #3B2539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2539; }
.text { color: #3b2539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 37 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2539, #3b252e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B2539?: #3B2539 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2539?: The RGB value is 59, 37, 57: 59 red, 37 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2539?: The complementary color is #253B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.