What color is #3D1B40?

#3D1B40 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D1B40?

The RGB value is 61, 27, 64: 61 red, 27 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D1B40?

The complementary color is #1E401B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D1B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D1B40 color

#3D1B40 rgb(61, 27, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3D1B40 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 10.6% green and 25.1% blue (61, 27, 64).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 41% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#3D1B40 color codes

HEX	`#3D1B40`
RGB	`rgb(61, 27, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 10.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 41%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 58%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 58%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.24, 23.2, -16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.24, 28.46, 324.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.242, 2.146, 5.093)`
Decimal	`4004672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D1B40, 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 #3D1B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D1B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #3D1B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d1b40; }
.text { color: #3d1b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d1b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 27 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d1b40, #401b30); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3D1B40?: #3D1B40 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D1B40?: The RGB value is 61, 27, 64: 61 red, 27 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D1B40?: The complementary color is #1E401B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D1B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.