What color is #3928AB?

#3928AB is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Sapphire Splendour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3928AB?

The RGB value is 57, 40, 171: 57 red, 40 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3928AB?

The complementary color is #9AAB28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3928AB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3928AB color

#3928AB rgb(57, 40, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3928AB is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 15.7% green and 67.1% blue (57, 40, 171).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 62% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sapphire Splendour (#2425B9), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#3928AB color codes

HEX	`#3928AB`
RGB	`rgb(57, 40, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 15.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 62%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 77%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 77%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.65, 46.28, -66.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.65, 81.29, 304.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.794, 5.327, 39.032)`
Decimal	`3745963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3928AB, 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 #3928AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3928AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #3928AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3928ab; }
.text { color: #3928ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3928ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 40 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3928ab, #7a28ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #3928AB?: #3928AB is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Sapphire Splendour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3928AB?: The RGB value is 57, 40, 171: 57 red, 40 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3928AB?: The complementary color is #9AAB28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3928AB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.