What color is #3665BA?

#3665BA is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Denim. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3665BA?

The RGB value is 54, 101, 186: 54 red, 101 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3665BA?

The complementary color is #BA8B36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3665BA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3665BA color

#3665BA rgb(54, 101, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3665BA is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 39.6% green and 72.9% blue (54, 101, 186).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 55% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Denim (#1560BD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#3665BA color codes

HEX	`#3665BA`
RGB	`rgb(54, 101, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 39.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 55%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 71%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 46%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.71, 13.06, -49.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.71, 51.27, 284.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.035, 13.635, 48.284)`
Decimal	`3564986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3665BA, 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 #3665BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3665BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #3665BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3665ba; }
.text { color: #3665ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3665ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 101 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3665ba, #4936ba); }

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Questions

What color is #3665BA?: #3665BA is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Denim. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3665BA?: The RGB value is 54, 101, 186: 54 red, 101 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3665BA?: The complementary color is #BA8B36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3665BA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.