What color is #3D3751?

#3D3751 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3751?

The RGB value is 61, 55, 81: 61 red, 55 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3751?

The complementary color is #4B5137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3751 color

#3D3751 rgb(61, 55, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D3751 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 21.6% green and 31.8% blue (61, 55, 81).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#3D3751 color codes

HEX	`#3D3751`
RGB	`rgb(61, 55, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 21.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 32%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 32%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.7, 9.08, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.7, 17.41, 301.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.776, 4.319, 8.365)`
Decimal	`4011857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3751, 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 #3D3751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #3D3751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3751; }
.text { color: #3d3751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 55 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3751, #4a3751); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3D3751?: #3D3751 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3751?: The RGB value is 61, 55, 81: 61 red, 55 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3751?: The complementary color is #4B5137, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.