What color is #3B3558?

#3B3558 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3558?

The RGB value is 59, 53, 88: 59 red, 53 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3558?

The complementary color is #525835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3558?

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.

#3B3558 color

#3B3558 rgb(59, 53, 88)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B3558 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 20.8% green and 34.5% blue (59, 53, 88).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 25% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#3B3558 color codes

HEX	`#3B3558`
RGB	`rgb(59, 53, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 20.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 25%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 40%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 40%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.26, 11.77, -20.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.26, 23.35, 300.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.838, 4.18, 9.783)`
Decimal	`3880280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3558, 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 #3B3558	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3558 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 #3B3558 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3558; }
.text { color: #3b3558; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3558; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 53 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3558, #4d3558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B3558?: #3B3558 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3558?: The RGB value is 59, 53, 88: 59 red, 53 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3558?: The complementary color is #525835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3558?: 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.