What color is #3B638C?

#3B638C is a desaturated azure known as Mississippi River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mississippi River?

The RGB value is 59, 99, 140: 59 red, 99 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mississippi River?

The complementary color is #8C643B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B638C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mississippi River color: hex code #3B638C

#3B638C rgb(59, 99, 140)

Shades of blue

Mississippi River has the hex code #3B638C. It is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 38.8% green and 54.9% blue (59, 99, 140).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 41% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

Mississippi River (#3B638C) color codes

HEX	`#3B638C`
RGB	`rgb(59, 99, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 38.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 41%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 58%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 29%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.81, -1.23, -26.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.81, 26.94, 267.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.997, 11.746, 26.494)`
Decimal	`3892108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mississippi River, 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 #3B638C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B638C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #3B638C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b638c; }
.text { color: #3b638c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b638c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 99 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b638c, #3c3b8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

See #3B638C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3B638C?: #3B638C is a desaturated azure known as Mississippi River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mississippi River?: The RGB value is 59, 99, 140: 59 red, 99 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mississippi River?: The complementary color is #8C643B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B638C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.