What color is #3E1F61?

#3E1F61 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E1F61?

The RGB value is 62, 31, 97: 62 red, 31 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E1F61?

The complementary color is #42611F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E1F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E1F61 color

#3E1F61 rgb(62, 31, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E1F61 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 12.2% green and 38% blue (62, 31, 97).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 52% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#3E1F61 color codes

HEX	`#3E1F61`
RGB	`rgb(62, 31, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 12.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 52%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 68%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 68%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.5, 29.62, -33.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.5, 44.83, 311.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.634, 2.867, 11.616)`
Decimal	`4071265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E1F61, 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 #3E1F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E1F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #3E1F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e1f61; }
.text { color: #3e1f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e1f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 31 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e1f61, #5f1f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #3E1F61?: #3E1F61 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E1F61?: The RGB value is 62, 31, 97: 62 red, 31 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E1F61?: The complementary color is #42611F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E1F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.