What color is #3953B4?

#3953B4 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Blasphemous Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3953B4?

The RGB value is 57, 83, 180: 57 red, 83 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3953B4?

The complementary color is #B49A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3953B4?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3953B4 color

#3953B4 rgb(57, 83, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3953B4 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 32.5% green and 70.6% blue (57, 83, 180).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 52% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Blasphemous Blue (#3356AA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#3953B4 color codes

HEX	`#3953B4`
RGB	`rgb(57, 83, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 32.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 52%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 68%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 54%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.46, 22.96, -54.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.46, 59.14, 292.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.016, 10.35, 44.483)`
Decimal	`3756980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3953B4, 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 #3953B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3953B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #3953B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3953b4; }
.text { color: #3953b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3953b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 83 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3953b4, #5c39b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3953B4?: #3953B4 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Blasphemous Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3953B4?: The RGB value is 57, 83, 180: 57 red, 83 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3953B4?: The complementary color is #B49A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3953B4?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.