What color is #3B476B?

#3B476B is a dark, desaturated blue known as Starlit Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Starlit Night?

The RGB value is 59, 71, 107: 59 red, 71 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Starlit Night?

The complementary color is #6B5F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B476B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Starlit Night color: hex code #3B476B

#3B476B rgb(59, 71, 107)

Shades of blue

Starlit Night has the hex code #3B476B. It is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 27.8% green and 42% blue (59, 71, 107).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 29% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

Starlit Night (#3B476B) color codes

HEX	`#3B476B`
RGB	`rgb(59, 71, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 27.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 29%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 45%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 34%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.63, 5.64, -22.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.63, 23.14, 284.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.71, 6.497, 14.808)`
Decimal	`3884907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Starlit Night, 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 #3B476B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B476B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #3B476B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b476b; }
.text { color: #3b476b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b476b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 71 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b476b, #473b6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

See #3B476B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3B476B?: #3B476B is a dark, desaturated blue known as Starlit Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Starlit Night?: The RGB value is 59, 71, 107: 59 red, 71 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Starlit Night?: The complementary color is #6B5F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B476B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.