What color is #3F3553?

#3F3553 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3553?

The RGB value is 63, 53, 83: 63 red, 53 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3553?

The complementary color is #495335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3553 color

#3F3553 rgb(63, 53, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3F3553 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 20.8% green and 32.5% blue (63, 53, 83).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#3F3553 color codes

HEX	`#3F3553`
RGB	`rgb(63, 53, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 20.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 36%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.41, 11.71, -16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.41, 20.32, 305.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.884, 4.227, 8.741)`
Decimal	`4142419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3553, 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 #3F3553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #3F3553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3553; }
.text { color: #3f3553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 53 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3553, #4e3553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3F3553?: #3F3553 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3553?: The RGB value is 63, 53, 83: 63 red, 53 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3553?: The complementary color is #495335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.