What color is #363C60?

#363C60 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #363C60?

The RGB value is 54, 60, 96: 54 red, 60 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #363C60?

The complementary color is #605A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #363C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#363C60 color

#363C60 rgb(54, 60, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #363C60 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 23.5% green and 37.6% blue (54, 60, 96).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#363C60 color codes

HEX	`#363C60`
RGB	`rgb(54, 60, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 23.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 44%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 37%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.33, 7.92, -22.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.33, 23.54, 289.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.248, 4.86, 11.726)`
Decimal	`3554400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #363C60, 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 #363C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#363C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #363C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #363c60; }
.text { color: #363c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #363c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 60 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #363c60, #453660); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #363C60?: #363C60 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #363C60?: The RGB value is 54, 60, 96: 54 red, 60 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #363C60?: The complementary color is #605A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #363C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.