What color is #3917AF?

#3917AF is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Galactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3917AF?

The RGB value is 57, 23, 175: 57 red, 23 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3917AF?

The complementary color is #8DAF17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3917AF?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3917AF color

#3917AF rgb(57, 23, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3917AF is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 9% green and 68.6% blue (57, 23, 175).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 77% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Highway (#3311BB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#3917AF color codes

HEX	`#3917AF`
RGB	`rgb(57, 23, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 77%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 87%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 87%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.49, 55.04, -72.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.49, 91.25, 307.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.729, 4.577, 40.92)`
Decimal	`3741615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3917AF, 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 #3917AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3917AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #3917AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3917af; }
.text { color: #3917af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3917af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 23 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3917af, #8517af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Blue.

Questions

What color is #3917AF?: #3917AF is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Galactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3917AF?: The RGB value is 57, 23, 175: 57 red, 23 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3917AF?: The complementary color is #8DAF17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3917AF?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.