What color is #3F1949?

#3F1949 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F1949?

The RGB value is 63, 25, 73: 63 red, 25 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F1949?

The complementary color is #234919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F1949?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F1949 color

#3F1949 rgb(63, 25, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3F1949 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 9.8% green and 28.6% blue (63, 25, 73).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Plunged Into Darkness (#431C53), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#3F1949 color codes

HEX	`#3F1949`
RGB	`rgb(63, 25, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 9.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 66%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 66%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.67, 27.11, -22.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.67, 34.93, 320.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.6, 2.233, 6.543)`
Decimal	`4135241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F1949, 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 #3F1949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F1949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #3F1949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f1949; }
.text { color: #3f1949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f1949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 25 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f1949, #49193b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3F1949?: #3F1949 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Plunged Into Darkness. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F1949?: The RGB value is 63, 25, 73: 63 red, 25 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F1949?: The complementary color is #234919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F1949?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.