What color is #3B3153?

#3B3153 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3153?

The RGB value is 59, 49, 83: 59 red, 49 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3153?

The complementary color is #495331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3153?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3153 color

#3B3153 rgb(59, 49, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B3153 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 19.2% green and 32.5% blue (59, 49, 83).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 26% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#3B3153 color codes

HEX	`#3B3153`
RGB	`rgb(59, 49, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 19.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 26%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 41%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 41%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.83, 13.01, -19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.83, 23.11, 304.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.463, 3.751, 8.671)`
Decimal	`3879251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3153, 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 #3B3153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #3B3153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3153; }
.text { color: #3b3153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 49 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3153, #4c3153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B3153?: #3B3153 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3153?: The RGB value is 59, 49, 83: 59 red, 49 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3153?: The complementary color is #495331, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3153?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.