What color is #3C3043?

#3C3043 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3043?

The RGB value is 60, 48, 67: 60 red, 48 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3043?

The complementary color is #374330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3043?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3043 color

#3C3043 rgb(60, 48, 67)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C3043 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 18.8% green and 26.3% blue (60, 48, 67).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 17% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#3C3043 color codes

HEX	`#3C3043`
RGB	`rgb(60, 48, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 18.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 17%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 28%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.87, 9.71, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.87, 13.82, 314.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.933, 3.48, 5.774)`
Decimal	`3944515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3043, 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 #3C3043	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3043 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #3C3043 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3043; }
.text { color: #3c3043; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3043; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 48 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3043, #433041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C3043?: #3C3043 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3043?: The RGB value is 60, 48, 67: 60 red, 48 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3043?: The complementary color is #374330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3043?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.