What color is #372C95?

#372C95 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Bluebell. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #372C95?

The RGB value is 55, 44, 149: 55 red, 44 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #372C95?

The complementary color is #8A952C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #372C95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#372C95 color

#372C95 rgb(55, 44, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #372C95 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 17.3% green and 58.4% blue (55, 44, 149).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 54% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bluebell (#333399), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#372C95 color codes

HEX	`#372C95`
RGB	`rgb(55, 44, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 17.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 54%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 70%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 70%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.11, 36.7, -55.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.11, 66.94, 303.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.899, 4.783, 28.935)`
Decimal	`3615893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #372C95, 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 #372C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#372C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #372C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #372c95; }
.text { color: #372c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #372c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 44 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #372c95, #6b2c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #372C95?: #372C95 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Bluebell. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #372C95?: The RGB value is 55, 44, 149: 55 red, 44 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #372C95?: The complementary color is #8A952C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #372C95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.