What color is #3C013B?

#3C013B is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C013B?

The RGB value is 60, 1, 59: 60 red, 1 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C013B?

The complementary color is #013C02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C013B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C013B color

#3C013B rgb(60, 1, 59)

Shades of black

The hex color #3C013B is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 0.4% green and 23.1% blue (60, 1, 59).

Its hue angle is 301°, with 97% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 98% magenta, 2% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#3C013B color codes

HEX	`#3C013B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 1, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 0.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(301, 97%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(301, 98%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 98%, 2%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.26, 34.36, -20.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.26, 40.17, 328.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.664, 1.298, 4.247)`
Decimal	`3932475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C013B, 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 #3C013B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C013B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #3C013B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c013b; }
.text { color: #3c013b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c013b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 1 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c013b, #3c011e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C013B?: #3C013B is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C013B?: The RGB value is 60, 1, 59: 60 red, 1 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C013B?: The complementary color is #013C02, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C013B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.