What color is #3C3549?

#3C3549 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 #3C3549?

The RGB value is 60, 53, 73: 60 red, 53 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3549?

The complementary color is #424935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3549 color

#3C3549 rgb(60, 53, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C3549 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 20.8% green and 28.6% blue (60, 53, 73).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#3C3549 color codes

HEX	`#3C3549`
RGB	`rgb(60, 53, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 20.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.63, 7.87, -11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.63, 13.68, 305.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.339, 3.988, 6.843)`
Decimal	`3945801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3549, 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 #3C3549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #3C3549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3549; }
.text { color: #3c3549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 53 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3549, #463549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C3549?: #3C3549 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 #3C3549?: The RGB value is 60, 53, 73: 60 red, 53 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3549?: The complementary color is #424935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.