What color is #3C244B?

#3C244B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C244B?

The RGB value is 60, 36, 75: 60 red, 36 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C244B?

The complementary color is #334B24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C244B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C244B color

#3C244B rgb(60, 36, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C244B is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 14.1% green and 29.4% blue (60, 36, 75).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 35% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Night (#372354), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#3C244B color codes

HEX	`#3C244B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 36, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 14.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 35%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 52%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 52%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.93, 19.87, -19.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.93, 28.07, 315.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.764, 2.73, 6.984)`
Decimal	`3941451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C244B, 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 #3C244B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C244B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #3C244B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c244b; }
.text { color: #3c244b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c244b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 36 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c244b, #4b2447); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C244B?: #3C244B is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Stormy Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C244B?: The RGB value is 60, 36, 75: 60 red, 36 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C244B?: The complementary color is #334B24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C244B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.