What color is #3F2767?

#3F2767 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F2767?

The RGB value is 63, 39, 103: 63 red, 39 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F2767?

The complementary color is #4F6727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F2767?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F2767 color

#3F2767 rgb(63, 39, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3F2767 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 15.3% green and 40.4% blue (63, 39, 103).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 45% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#3F2767 color codes

HEX	`#3F2767`
RGB	`rgb(63, 39, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 15.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 45%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 62%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 62%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.9, 26.74, -33.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.9, 43.03, 308.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.223, 3.487, 13.227)`
Decimal	`4138855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F2767, 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 #3F2767	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F2767 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #3F2767 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f2767; }
.text { color: #3f2767; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f2767; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 39 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f2767, #5f2767); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #3F2767?: #3F2767 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Fading Horizon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F2767?: The RGB value is 63, 39, 103: 63 red, 39 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F2767?: The complementary color is #4F6727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F2767?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.