What color is #3F1944?

#3F1944 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F1944?

The RGB value is 63, 25, 68: 63 red, 25 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F1944?

The complementary color is #1E4419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F1944?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F1944 color

#3F1944 rgb(63, 25, 68)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3F1944 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 9.8% green and 26.7% blue (63, 25, 68).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 46% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#3F1944 color codes

HEX	`#3F1944`
RGB	`rgb(63, 25, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 9.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 46%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 63%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 63%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.35, 25.95, -19.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.35, 32.2, 323.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.441, 2.17, 5.705)`
Decimal	`4135236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F1944, 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 #3F1944	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F1944 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #3F1944 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f1944; }
.text { color: #3f1944; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f1944; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 25 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f1944, #441934); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3F1944?: #3F1944 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F1944?: The RGB value is 63, 25, 68: 63 red, 25 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F1944?: The complementary color is #1E4419, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F1944?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.