What color is #3E244F?

#3E244F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E244F?

The RGB value is 62, 36, 79: 62 red, 36 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E244F?

The complementary color is #354F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E244F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E244F color

#3E244F rgb(62, 36, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E244F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 14.1% green and 31% blue (62, 36, 79).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 37% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#3E244F color codes

HEX	`#3E244F`
RGB	`rgb(62, 36, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 14.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 37%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 54%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 54%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.43, 21.59, -21.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.43, 30.64, 314.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.029, 2.85, 7.734)`
Decimal	`4072527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E244F, 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 #3E244F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E244F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #3E244F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e244f; }
.text { color: #3e244f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e244f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 36 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e244f, #4f244b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3E244F?: #3E244F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E244F?: The RGB value is 62, 36, 79: 62 red, 36 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E244F?: The complementary color is #354F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E244F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.