What color is #3A3367?

#3A3367 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3367?

The RGB value is 58, 51, 103: 58 red, 51 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3367?

The complementary color is #606733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3367?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3367 color

#3A3367 rgb(58, 51, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A3367 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 20% green and 40.4% blue (58, 51, 103).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#3A3367 color codes

HEX	`#3A3367`
RGB	`rgb(58, 51, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 20%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 50%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.47, 17.5, -29.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.47, 34.4, 300.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.376, 4.246, 13.366)`
Decimal	`3814247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3367, 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 #3A3367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #3A3367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3367; }
.text { color: #3a3367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 51 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3367, #543367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3A3367?: #3A3367 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3367?: The RGB value is 58, 51, 103: 58 red, 51 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3367?: The complementary color is #606733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3367?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.