What color is #3571C8?

#3571C8 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Matt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3571C8?

The RGB value is 53, 113, 200: 53 red, 113 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3571C8?

The complementary color is #C88C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3571C8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3571C8 color

#3571C8 rgb(53, 113, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3571C8 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 44.3% green and 78.4% blue (53, 113, 200).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 58% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Matt Blue (#2C6FBB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#3571C8 color codes

HEX	`#3571C8`
RGB	`rgb(53, 113, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 44.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 58%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 74%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 44%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.92, 10.5, -50.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.92, 51.97, 281.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.795, 16.735, 56.925)`
Decimal	`3502536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3571C8, 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 #3571C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3571C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #3571C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3571c8; }
.text { color: #3571c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3571c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 113 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3571c8, #4235c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #3571C8?: #3571C8 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Matt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3571C8?: The RGB value is 53, 113, 200: 53 red, 113 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3571C8?: The complementary color is #C88C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3571C8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.