What color is #3B2B44?

#3B2B44 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2B44?

The RGB value is 59, 43, 68: 59 red, 43 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2B44?

The complementary color is #34442B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2B44 color

#3B2B44 rgb(59, 43, 68)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B2B44 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 16.9% green and 26.7% blue (59, 43, 68).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 23% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#3B2B44 color codes

HEX	`#3B2B44`
RGB	`rgb(59, 43, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 16.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 23%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 37%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 37%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.34, 12.97, -12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.34, 18.28, 315.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.711, 3.075, 5.866)`
Decimal	`3877700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2B44, 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 #3B2B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #3B2B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2b44; }
.text { color: #3b2b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 43 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2b44, #442b40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B2B44?: #3B2B44 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2B44?: The RGB value is 59, 43, 68: 59 red, 43 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2B44?: The complementary color is #34442B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.