What color is #3E3750?

#3E3750 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3750?

The RGB value is 62, 55, 80: 62 red, 55 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3750?

The complementary color is #495037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3750?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3750 color

#3E3750 rgb(62, 55, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E3750 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 21.6% green and 31.4% blue (62, 55, 80).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#3E3750 color codes

HEX	`#3E3750`
RGB	`rgb(62, 55, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 21.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 31%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.75, 9.17, -14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.75, 16.82, 303.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.8, 4.336, 8.172)`
Decimal	`4077392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3750, 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 #3E3750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #3E3750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3750; }
.text { color: #3e3750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 55 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3750, #4a3750); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3E3750?: #3E3750 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3750?: The RGB value is 62, 55, 80: 62 red, 55 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3750?: The complementary color is #495037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3750?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.