What color is #3E375F?

#3E375F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E375F?

The RGB value is 62, 55, 95: 62 red, 55 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E375F?

The complementary color is #585F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E375F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E375F color

#3E375F rgb(62, 55, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3E375F is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 21.6% green and 37.3% blue (62, 55, 95).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#3E375F color codes

HEX	`#3E375F`
RGB	`rgb(62, 55, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 21.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 42%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 42%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.51, 13.5, -22.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.51, 26.46, 300.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.418, 4.583, 11.423)`
Decimal	`4077407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E375F, 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 #3E375F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E375F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #3E375F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e375f; }
.text { color: #3e375f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e375f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 55 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e375f, #52375f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3E375F?: #3E375F is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E375F?: The RGB value is 62, 55, 95: 62 red, 55 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E375F?: The complementary color is #585F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E375F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.