What color is #3C094B?

#3C094B is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C094B?

The RGB value is 60, 9, 75: 60 red, 9 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C094B?

The complementary color is #184B09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C094B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C094B color

#3C094B rgb(60, 9, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C094B is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 3.5% green and 29.4% blue (60, 9, 75).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 79% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#3C094B color codes

HEX	`#3C094B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 9, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 3.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 79%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 88%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 88%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.62, 34.32, -28.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.62, 44.49, 320.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.231, 1.664, 6.806)`
Decimal	`3934539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C094B, 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 #3C094B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C094B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #3C094B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c094b; }
.text { color: #3c094b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c094b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 9 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c094b, #4b0939); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C094B?: #3C094B is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Romanic Scene. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C094B?: The RGB value is 60, 9, 75: 60 red, 9 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C094B?: The complementary color is #184B09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C094B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.