What color is #3E3381?

#3E3381 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3381?

The RGB value is 62, 51, 129: 62 red, 51 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3381?

The complementary color is #768133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3381?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3381 color

#3E3381 rgb(62, 51, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3E3381 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 20% green and 50.6% blue (62, 51, 129).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 43% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Eggplant (#443388), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#3E3381 color codes

HEX	`#3E3381`
RGB	`rgb(62, 51, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 20%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 43%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 60%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 60%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.67, 26.98, -42.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.67, 50.45, 302.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.132, 4.976, 21.349)`
Decimal	`4076417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3381, 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 #3E3381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #3E3381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3381; }
.text { color: #3e3381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 51 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3381, #653381); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E3381?: #3E3381 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3381?: The RGB value is 62, 51, 129: 62 red, 51 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3381?: The complementary color is #768133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3381?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.