What color is #3C334B?

#3C334B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C334B?

The RGB value is 60, 51, 75: 60 red, 51 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C334B?

The complementary color is #424B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C334B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C334B color

#3C334B rgb(60, 51, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C334B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 20% green and 29.4% blue (60, 51, 75).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 19% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#3C334B color codes

HEX	`#3C334B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 51, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 20%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 19%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 32%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 32%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.12, 9.76, -13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.12, 16.5, 306.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.317, 3.836, 7.168)`
Decimal	`3945291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C334B, 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 #3C334B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C334B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #3C334B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c334b; }
.text { color: #3c334b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c334b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 51 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c334b, #48334b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C334B?: #3C334B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C334B?: The RGB value is 60, 51, 75: 60 red, 51 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C334B?: The complementary color is #424B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C334B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.