What color is #3E1740?

#3E1740 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E1740?

The RGB value is 62, 23, 64: 62 red, 23 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E1740?

The complementary color is #194017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E1740?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E1740 color

#3E1740 rgb(62, 23, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E1740 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 9% green and 25.1% blue (62, 23, 64).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 47% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#3E1740 color codes

HEX	`#3E1740`
RGB	`rgb(62, 23, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 47%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 64%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 64%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.53, 25.87, -17.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.53, 31.28, 325.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.218, 2.007, 5.067)`
Decimal	`4069184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E1740, 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 #3E1740	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E1740 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #3E1740 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e1740; }
.text { color: #3e1740; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e1740; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 23 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e1740, #40172e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E1740?: #3E1740 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E1740?: The RGB value is 62, 23, 64: 62 red, 23 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E1740?: The complementary color is #194017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E1740?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.