What color is #3669BF?

#3669BF 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 #3669BF?

The RGB value is 54, 105, 191: 54 red, 105 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3669BF?

The complementary color is #BF8C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3669BF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3669BF color

#3669BF rgb(54, 105, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3669BF is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 41.2% green and 74.9% blue (54, 105, 191).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 56% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Matt Blue (#2C6FBB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#3669BF color codes

HEX	`#3669BF`
RGB	`rgb(54, 105, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 41.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 56%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 72%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 45%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.15, 12.36, -50.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.15, 51.66, 283.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.973, 14.647, 51.265)`
Decimal	`3566015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3669BF, 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 #3669BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3669BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #3669BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3669bf; }
.text { color: #3669bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3669bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 105 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3669bf, #4836bf); }

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Questions

What color is #3669BF?: #3669BF 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 #3669BF?: The RGB value is 54, 105, 191: 54 red, 105 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3669BF?: The complementary color is #BF8C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3669BF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.