What color is #3F3246?

#3F3246 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3246?

The RGB value is 63, 50, 70: 63 red, 50 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3246?

The complementary color is #394632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3246 color

#3F3246 rgb(63, 50, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3F3246 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 19.6% green and 27.5% blue (63, 50, 70).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 17% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#3F3246 color codes

HEX	`#3F3246`
RGB	`rgb(63, 50, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 19.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 17%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 29%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 29%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.93, 10.3, -10.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.93, 14.51, 315.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.296, 3.78, 6.297)`
Decimal	`4141638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3246, 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 #3F3246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #3F3246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3246; }
.text { color: #3f3246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 50 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3246, #463243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3F3246?: #3F3246 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3246?: The RGB value is 63, 50, 70: 63 red, 50 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3246?: The complementary color is #394632, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.