What color is #3D384E?

#3D384E 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 #3D384E?

The RGB value is 61, 56, 78: 61 red, 56 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D384E?

The complementary color is #494E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D384E?

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.

#3D384E color

#3D384E rgb(61, 56, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D384E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 22% green and 30.6% blue (61, 56, 78).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#3D384E color codes

HEX	`#3D384E`
RGB	`rgb(61, 56, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 22%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 28%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.86, 7.58, -12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.86, 14.72, 300.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.713, 4.37, 7.802)`
Decimal	`4012110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D384E, 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 #3D384E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D384E 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 #3D384E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d384e; }
.text { color: #3d384e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d384e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 56 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d384e, #48384e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3D384E?: #3D384E 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 #3D384E?: The RGB value is 61, 56, 78: 61 red, 56 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D384E?: The complementary color is #494E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D384E?: 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.