What color is #3D355F?

#3D355F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D355F?

The RGB value is 61, 53, 95: 61 red, 53 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D355F?

The complementary color is #575F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D355F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D355F color

#3D355F rgb(61, 53, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D355F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 20.8% green and 37.3% blue (61, 53, 95).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Purple Noir (#322C56), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#3D355F color codes

HEX	`#3D355F`
RGB	`rgb(61, 53, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 20.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 44%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 44%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.84, 14.53, -23.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.84, 27.9, 301.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.263, 4.364, 11.389)`
Decimal	`4011359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D355F, 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 #3D355F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D355F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #3D355F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d355f; }
.text { color: #3d355f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d355f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 53 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d355f, #52355f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3D355F?: #3D355F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Noir. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D355F?: The RGB value is 61, 53, 95: 61 red, 53 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D355F?: The complementary color is #575F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D355F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.