What color is #3C69E7?

#3C69E7 is a moderate blue known as Bluetiful. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bluetiful?

The RGB value is 60, 105, 231: 60 red, 105 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bluetiful?

The complementary color is #E7BA3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C69E7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bluetiful color: hex code #3C69E7

#3C69E7 rgb(60, 105, 231)

Shades of blue

Bluetiful has the hex code #3C69E7. It is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 41.2% green and 90.6% blue (60, 105, 231).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 78% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

Bluetiful (#3C69E7) color codes

HEX	`#3C69E7`
RGB	`rgb(60, 105, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 41.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 78%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 74%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 55%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.05, 27.8, -68.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.05, 73.75, 292.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.334, 16.831, 77.71)`
Decimal	`3959271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bluetiful, 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 #3C69E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C69E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3C69E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c69e7; }
.text { color: #3c69e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c69e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 105 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c69e7, #653ce7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #3C69E7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3C69E7?: #3C69E7 is a moderate blue known as Bluetiful. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bluetiful?: The RGB value is 60, 105, 231: 60 red, 105 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bluetiful?: The complementary color is #E7BA3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C69E7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.