What color is #3C053C?

#3C053C 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 #3C053C?

The RGB value is 60, 5, 60: 60 red, 5 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C053C?

The complementary color is #053C05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C053C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C053C color

#3C053C rgb(60, 5, 60)

Shades of black

The hex color #3C053C is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 2% green and 23.5% blue (60, 5, 60).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 85% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#3C053C color codes

HEX	`#3C053C`
RGB	`rgb(60, 5, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 2%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 85%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 92%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.93, 32.8, -20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.93, 38.67, 328.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.733, 1.396, 4.4)`
Decimal	`3933500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C053C, 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 #3C053C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C053C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #3C053C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c053c; }
.text { color: #3c053c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c053c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 5 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c053c, #3c0521); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C053C?: #3C053C 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 #3C053C?: The RGB value is 60, 5, 60: 60 red, 5 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C053C?: The complementary color is #053C05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C053C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.