What color is #3E156B?

#3E156B is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wicked Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E156B?

The RGB value is 62, 21, 107: 62 red, 21 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E156B?

The complementary color is #426B15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E156B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E156B color

#3E156B rgb(62, 21, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E156B is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 8.2% green and 42% blue (62, 21, 107).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 67% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Purple (#37115C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#3E156B color codes

HEX	`#3E156B`
RGB	`rgb(62, 21, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 8.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 67%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 80%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 80%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.46, 37.65, -41.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.46, 56.33, 311.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.908, 2.622, 14.155)`
Decimal	`4068715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E156B, 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 #3E156B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E156B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #3E156B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e156b; }
.text { color: #3e156b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e156b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 21 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e156b, #69156b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #3E156B?: #3E156B is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wicked Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E156B?: The RGB value is 62, 21, 107: 62 red, 21 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E156B?: The complementary color is #426B15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E156B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.