What color is #3C0A50?

#3C0A50 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 #3C0A50?

The RGB value is 60, 10, 80: 60 red, 10 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C0A50?

The complementary color is #1E500A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C0A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C0A50 color

#3C0A50 rgb(60, 10, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C0A50 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 3.9% green and 31.4% blue (60, 10, 80).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 78% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 88% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Romanic Scene (#3B0346), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.54:1).

#3C0A50 color codes

HEX	`#3C0A50`
RGB	`rgb(60, 10, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 3.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 78%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 88%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 88%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.16, 35.08, -30.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.16, 46.73, 318.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.42, 1.757, 7.747)`
Decimal	`3934800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C0A50, 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 #3C0A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C0A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #3C0A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c0a50; }
.text { color: #3c0a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c0a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 10 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c0a50, #500a41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #3C0A50?: #3C0A50 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 #3C0A50?: The RGB value is 60, 10, 80: 60 red, 10 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C0A50?: The complementary color is #1E500A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C0A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.