What color is #3953F7?

#3953F7 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Neon Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3953F7?

The RGB value is 57, 83, 247: 57 red, 83 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3953F7?

The complementary color is #F7DD39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3953F7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3953F7 color

#3953F7 rgb(57, 83, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3953F7 is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 32.5% green and 96.9% blue (57, 83, 247).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 92% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Neon Blue (#1F51FF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#3953F7 color codes

HEX	`#3953F7`
RGB	`rgb(57, 83, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 32.5%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 92%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 77%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 66%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.9, 46.76, -84.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.9, 96.2, 299.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.563, 13.769, 89.499)`
Decimal	`3757047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3953F7, 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 #3953F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3953F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #3953F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3953f7; }
.text { color: #3953f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3953f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 83 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3953f7, #7e39f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3953F7?: #3953F7 is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Neon Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3953F7?: The RGB value is 57, 83, 247: 57 red, 83 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3953F7?: The complementary color is #F7DD39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3953F7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.