What color is #3C1795?

#3C1795 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C1795?

The RGB value is 60, 23, 149: 60 red, 23 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C1795?

The complementary color is #709517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C1795?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C1795 color

#3C1795 rgb(60, 23, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C1795 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 9% green and 58.4% blue (60, 23, 149).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 73% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Space Battle Blue (#440099), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#3C1795 color codes

HEX	`#3C1795`
RGB	`rgb(60, 23, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 73%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 85%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 85%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.8, 48.09, -61.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.8, 78, 308.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.593, 3.743, 28.75)`
Decimal	`3938197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C1795, 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 #3C1795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C1795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #3C1795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c1795; }
.text { color: #3c1795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c1795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 23 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c1795, #7b1795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ultramarine.

Questions

What color is #3C1795?: #3C1795 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Space Battle Blue. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C1795?: The RGB value is 60, 23, 149: 60 red, 23 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C1795?: The complementary color is #709517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C1795?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.