What color is #3D334F?

#3D334F 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 #3D334F?

The RGB value is 61, 51, 79: 61 red, 51 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D334F?

The complementary color is #454F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D334F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D334F color

#3D334F rgb(61, 51, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3D334F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 20% green and 31% blue (61, 51, 79).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% 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 11.77:1).

#3D334F color codes

HEX	`#3D334F`
RGB	`rgb(61, 51, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 20%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 35%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.42, 11.23, -15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.42, 19.14, 305.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.519, 3.924, 7.915)`
Decimal	`4010831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D334F, 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 #3D334F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D334F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #3D334F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d334f; }
.text { color: #3d334f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d334f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 51 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d334f, #4b334f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3D334F?: #3D334F 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 #3D334F?: The RGB value is 61, 51, 79: 61 red, 51 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D334F?: The complementary color is #454F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D334F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.