What color is #3F1C36?

#3F1C36 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F1C36?

The RGB value is 63, 28, 54: 63 red, 28 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F1C36?

The complementary color is #1C3F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F1C36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F1C36 color

#3F1C36 rgb(63, 28, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3F1C36 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 11% green and 21.2% blue (63, 28, 54).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 38% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 14% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#3F1C36 color codes

HEX	`#3F1C36`
RGB	`rgb(63, 28, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 11%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 38%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 56%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 14%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.27, 21.17, -9.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.27, 23.15, 336.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.131, 2.154, 3.74)`
Decimal	`4135990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F1C36, 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 #3F1C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F1C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #3F1C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f1c36; }
.text { color: #3f1c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f1c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 28 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f1c36, #3f1c25); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F1C36?: #3F1C36 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F1C36?: The RGB value is 63, 28, 54: 63 red, 28 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F1C36?: The complementary color is #1C3F25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F1C36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.