What color is #3F3B52?

#3F3B52 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3B52?

The RGB value is 63, 59, 82: 63 red, 59 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3B52?

The complementary color is #4E523B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3B52 color

#3F3B52 rgb(63, 59, 82)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3F3B52 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 23.1% green and 32.2% blue (63, 59, 82).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#3F3B52 color codes

HEX	`#3F3B52`
RGB	`rgb(63, 59, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 23.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 28%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 28%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.14, 7.4, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.14, 15.2, 299.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.137, 4.794, 8.636)`
Decimal	`4143954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3B52, 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 #3F3B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #3F3B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3b52; }
.text { color: #3f3b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 59 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3b52, #4b3b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #3F3B52?: #3F3B52 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3B52?: The RGB value is 63, 59, 82: 63 red, 59 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3B52?: The complementary color is #4E523B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.