What color is #3B3550?

#3B3550 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3550?

The RGB value is 59, 53, 80: 59 red, 53 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3550?

The complementary color is #4A5035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3550 color

#3B3550 rgb(59, 53, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B3550 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 20.8% green and 31.4% blue (59, 53, 80).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#3B3550 color codes

HEX	`#3B3550`
RGB	`rgb(59, 53, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 20.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 34%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 34%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.85, 9.43, -15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.85, 18.15, 301.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.524, 4.055, 8.132)`
Decimal	`3880272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3550, 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 #3B3550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #3B3550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3550; }
.text { color: #3b3550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 53 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3550, #493550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B3550?: #3B3550 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3550?: The RGB value is 59, 53, 80: 59 red, 53 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3550?: The complementary color is #4A5035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.