What color is #3B3155?

#3B3155 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 #3B3155?

The RGB value is 59, 49, 85: 59 red, 49 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3155?

The complementary color is #4B5531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3155 color

#3B3155 rgb(59, 49, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B3155 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 19.2% green and 33.3% blue (59, 49, 85).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 27% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#3B3155 color codes

HEX	`#3B3155`
RGB	`rgb(59, 49, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 19.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 27%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 42%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 42%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.94, 13.6, -20.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.94, 24.39, 303.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.541, 3.782, 9.083)`
Decimal	`3879253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3155, 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 #3B3155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #3B3155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3155; }
.text { color: #3b3155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 49 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3155, #4d3155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B3155?: #3B3155 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 #3B3155?: The RGB value is 59, 49, 85: 59 red, 49 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3155?: The complementary color is #4B5531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.