What color is #3D3257?

#3D3257 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3257?

The RGB value is 61, 50, 87: 61 red, 50 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3257?

The complementary color is #4C5732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3257 color

#3D3257 rgb(61, 50, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3D3257 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 19.6% green and 34.1% blue (61, 50, 87).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 27% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#3D3257 color codes

HEX	`#3D3257`
RGB	`rgb(61, 50, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 19.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 27%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 43%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 43%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.54, 14.18, -20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.54, 25.02, 304.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.785, 3.961, 9.528)`
Decimal	`4010583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3257, 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 #3D3257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #3D3257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3257; }
.text { color: #3d3257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 50 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3257, #503257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3D3257?: #3D3257 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3257?: The RGB value is 61, 50, 87: 61 red, 50 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3257?: The complementary color is #4C5732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.