What color is #3E2539?

#3E2539 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E2539?

The RGB value is 62, 37, 57: 62 red, 37 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E2539?

The complementary color is #253E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E2539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E2539 color

#3E2539 rgb(62, 37, 57)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E2539 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 14.5% green and 22.4% blue (62, 37, 57).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 8% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#3E2539 color codes

HEX	`#3E2539`
RGB	`rgb(62, 37, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 14.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 8%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.55, 15.6, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.55, 17.53, 332.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.387, 2.643, 4.202)`
Decimal	`4072761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E2539, 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 #3E2539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E2539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #3E2539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e2539; }
.text { color: #3e2539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e2539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 37 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e2539, #3e252d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E2539?: #3E2539 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E2539?: The RGB value is 62, 37, 57: 62 red, 37 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E2539?: The complementary color is #253E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E2539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.