What color is #3B345D?

#3B345D is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B345D?

The RGB value is 59, 52, 93: 59 red, 52 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B345D?

The complementary color is #565D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B345D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B345D color

#3B345D rgb(59, 52, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B345D is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 20.4% green and 36.5% blue (59, 52, 93).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Noir (#322C56), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#3B345D color codes

HEX	`#3B345D`
RGB	`rgb(59, 52, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 20.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 44%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 44%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.24, 13.96, -23.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.24, 27.31, 300.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.007, 4.176, 10.896)`
Decimal	`3880029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B345D, 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 #3B345D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B345D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #3B345D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b345d; }
.text { color: #3b345d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b345d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 52 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b345d, #50345d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3B345D?: #3B345D is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B345D?: The RGB value is 59, 52, 93: 59 red, 52 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B345D?: The complementary color is #565D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B345D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.