What color is #3B2946?

#3B2946 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2946?

The RGB value is 59, 41, 70: 59 red, 41 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2946?

The complementary color is #344629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2946?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2946 color

#3B2946 rgb(59, 41, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B2946 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 16.1% green and 27.5% blue (59, 41, 70).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 26% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#3B2946 color codes

HEX	`#3B2946`
RGB	`rgb(59, 41, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 16.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 26%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 41%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 41%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.87, 14.85, -14.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.87, 21.08, 314.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.702, 2.958, 6.169)`
Decimal	`3877190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2946, 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 #3B2946	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2946 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #3B2946 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2946; }
.text { color: #3b2946; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2946; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 41 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2946, #462942); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3B2946?: #3B2946 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2946?: The RGB value is 59, 41, 70: 59 red, 41 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2946?: The complementary color is #344629, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2946?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.