What color is #3E1C40?

#3E1C40 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 #3E1C40?

The RGB value is 62, 28, 64: 62 red, 28 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E1C40?

The complementary color is #1E401C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E1C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E1C40 color

#3E1C40 rgb(62, 28, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E1C40 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 11% green and 25.1% blue (62, 28, 64).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 39% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#3E1C40 color codes

HEX	`#3E1C40`
RGB	`rgb(62, 28, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 11%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 39%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 56%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 56%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.63, 22.93, -15.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.63, 27.88, 325.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.327, 2.225, 5.104)`
Decimal	`4070464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E1C40, 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 #3E1C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E1C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #3E1C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e1c40; }
.text { color: #3e1c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e1c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 28 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e1c40, #401c30); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E1C40?: #3E1C40 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 #3E1C40?: The RGB value is 62, 28, 64: 62 red, 28 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E1C40?: The complementary color is #1E401C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E1C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.