What color is #3C1F40?

#3C1F40 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C1F40?

The RGB value is 60, 31, 64: 60 red, 31 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C1F40?

The complementary color is #23401F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C1F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C1F40 color

#3C1F40 rgb(60, 31, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C1F40 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 12.2% green and 25.1% blue (60, 31, 64).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 35% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Purple Void (#442244), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#3C1F40 color codes

HEX	`#3C1F40`
RGB	`rgb(60, 31, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 12.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 35%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 52%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 52%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.04, 20.35, -15.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.04, 25.42, 323.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.279, 2.311, 5.123)`
Decimal	`3940160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C1F40, 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 #3C1F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C1F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #3C1F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c1f40; }
.text { color: #3c1f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c1f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 31 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c1f40, #401f34); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3C1F40?: #3C1F40 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C1F40?: The RGB value is 60, 31, 64: 60 red, 31 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C1F40?: The complementary color is #23401F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C1F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.