What color is #3C344D?

#3C344D 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 #3C344D?

The RGB value is 60, 52, 77: 60 red, 52 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C344D?

The complementary color is #454D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C344D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C344D color

#3C344D rgb(60, 52, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C344D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 20.4% green and 30.2% blue (60, 52, 77).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 19% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#3C344D color codes

HEX	`#3C344D`
RGB	`rgb(60, 52, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 20.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 19%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 32%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.51, 9.63, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.51, 17.02, 304.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.431, 3.952, 7.549)`
Decimal	`3945549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C344D, 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 #3C344D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C344D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #3C344D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c344d; }
.text { color: #3c344d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c344d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 52 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c344d, #49344d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C344D?: #3C344D 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 #3C344D?: The RGB value is 60, 52, 77: 60 red, 52 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C344D?: The complementary color is #454D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C344D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.