What color is #3C2139?

#3C2139 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C2139?

The RGB value is 60, 33, 57: 60 red, 33 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C2139?

The complementary color is #213C24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2139?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C2139 color

#3C2139 rgb(60, 33, 57)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C2139 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 12.9% green and 22.4% blue (60, 33, 57).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 29% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 5% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#3C2139 color codes

HEX	`#3C2139`
RGB	`rgb(60, 33, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 12.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 29%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 45%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 5%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.2, 17.44, -10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.2, 20.16, 329.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.146, 2.344, 4.157)`
Decimal	`3940665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C2139, 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 #3C2139	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2139 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #3C2139 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2139; }
.text { color: #3c2139; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2139; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 33 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2139, #3c212b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3C2139?: #3C2139 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C2139?: The RGB value is 60, 33, 57: 60 red, 33 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C2139?: The complementary color is #213C24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2139?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.