What color is #3B2E65?

#3B2E65 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2E65?

The RGB value is 59, 46, 101: 59 red, 46 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2E65?

The complementary color is #58652E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2E65 color

#3B2E65 rgb(59, 46, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B2E65 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 18% green and 39.6% blue (59, 46, 101).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 37% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Her Highness (#432E6F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#3B2E65 color codes

HEX	`#3B2E65`
RGB	`rgb(59, 46, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 18%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 37%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 54%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 54%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.08, 20.5, -30.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.08, 36.78, 303.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.129, 3.823, 12.777)`
Decimal	`3878501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2E65, 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 #3B2E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #3B2E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2e65; }
.text { color: #3b2e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 46 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2e65, #572e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3B2E65?: #3B2E65 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Her Highness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2E65?: The RGB value is 59, 46, 101: 59 red, 46 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2E65?: The complementary color is #58652E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.