What color is #3D3181?

#3D3181 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3181?

The RGB value is 61, 49, 129: 61 red, 49 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3181?

The complementary color is #758131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3181?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3181 color

#3D3181 rgb(61, 49, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D3181 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 19.2% green and 50.6% blue (61, 49, 129).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 45% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Eggplant (#443388), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#3D3181 color codes

HEX	`#3D3181`
RGB	`rgb(61, 49, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 19.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 45%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 62%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 62%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.08, 28.05, -43.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.08, 51.83, 302.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.984, 4.773, 21.318)`
Decimal	`4010369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3181, 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 #3D3181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #3D3181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3181; }
.text { color: #3d3181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 49 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3181, #653181); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3D3181?: #3D3181 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3181?: The RGB value is 61, 49, 129: 61 red, 49 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3181?: The complementary color is #758131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3181?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.