What color is #3E3951?

#3E3951 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3951?

The RGB value is 62, 57, 81: 62 red, 57 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3951?

The complementary color is #4C5139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3951 color

#3E3951 rgb(62, 57, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3E3951 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 22.4% green and 31.8% blue (62, 57, 81).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#3E3951 color codes

HEX	`#3E3951`
RGB	`rgb(62, 57, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 22.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 30%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.4, 8.1, -13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.4, 15.98, 300.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.935, 4.544, 8.4)`
Decimal	`4077905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3951, 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 #3E3951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #3E3951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3951; }
.text { color: #3e3951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 57 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3951, #4a3951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3E3951?: #3E3951 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3951?: The RGB value is 62, 57, 81: 62 red, 57 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3951?: The complementary color is #4C5139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.