What color is #3F2F58?

#3F2F58 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F2F58?

The RGB value is 63, 47, 88: 63 red, 47 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F2F58?

The complementary color is #48582F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F2F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F2F58 color

#3F2F58 rgb(63, 47, 88)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3F2F58 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 18.4% green and 34.5% blue (63, 47, 88).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pie (#372D52), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#3F2F58 color codes

HEX	`#3F2F58`
RGB	`rgb(63, 47, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 18.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 47%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 47%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.98, 17.15, -22.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.98, 28.01, 307.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.827, 3.794, 9.709)`
Decimal	`4140888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F2F58, 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 #3F2F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F2F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #3F2F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f2f58; }
.text { color: #3f2f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f2f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 47 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f2f58, #542f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3F2F58?: #3F2F58 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Pie. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F2F58?: The RGB value is 63, 47, 88: 63 red, 47 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F2F58?: The complementary color is #48582F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F2F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.