What color is #3C1E44?

#3C1E44 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C1E44?

The RGB value is 60, 30, 68: 60 red, 30 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C1E44?

The complementary color is #26441E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C1E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C1E44 color

#3C1E44 rgb(60, 30, 68)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C1E44 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 11.8% green and 26.7% blue (60, 30, 68).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 39% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#3C1E44 color codes

HEX	`#3C1E44`
RGB	`rgb(60, 30, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 11.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 39%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 56%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 56%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.02, 21.95, -18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.02, 28.41, 320.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.371, 2.307, 5.735)`
Decimal	`3939908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C1E44, 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 #3C1E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C1E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #3C1E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c1e44; }
.text { color: #3c1e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c1e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 30 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c1e44, #441e39); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C1E44?: #3C1E44 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C1E44?: The RGB value is 60, 30, 68: 60 red, 30 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C1E44?: The complementary color is #26441E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C1E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.