What color is #3B2F82?

#3B2F82 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2F82?

The RGB value is 59, 47, 130: 59 red, 47 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2F82?

The complementary color is #76822F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2F82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2F82 color

#3B2F82 rgb(59, 47, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B2F82 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 18.4% green and 51% blue (59, 47, 130).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 47% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Eggplant (#443388), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#3B2F82 color codes

HEX	`#3B2F82`
RGB	`rgb(59, 47, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 18.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 47%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 64%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 64%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.49, 29.24, -45.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.49, 53.82, 302.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.848, 4.574, 21.637)`
Decimal	`3878786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2F82, 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 #3B2F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #3B2F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2f82; }
.text { color: #3b2f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 47 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2f82, #642f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3B2F82?: #3B2F82 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2F82?: The RGB value is 59, 47, 130: 59 red, 47 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2F82?: The complementary color is #76822F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2F82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.