What color is #3D3550?

#3D3550 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 #3D3550?

The RGB value is 61, 53, 80: 61 red, 53 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3550?

The complementary color is #485035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3550 color

#3D3550 rgb(61, 53, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3D3550 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 20.8% green and 31.4% blue (61, 53, 80).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#3D3550 color codes

HEX	`#3D3550`
RGB	`rgb(61, 53, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 20.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 34%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 34%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.06, 10.15, -15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.06, 18.26, 303.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.645, 4.117, 8.138)`
Decimal	`4011344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3550, 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 #3D3550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #3D3550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3550; }
.text { color: #3d3550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 53 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3550, #4b3550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3D3550?: #3D3550 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 #3D3550?: The RGB value is 61, 53, 80: 61 red, 53 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3550?: The complementary color is #485035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.