What color is #3A3464?

#3A3464 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 #3A3464?

The RGB value is 58, 52, 100: 58 red, 52 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3464?

The complementary color is #5E6434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3464?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3464 color

#3A3464 rgb(58, 52, 100)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A3464 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 20.4% green and 39.2% blue (58, 52, 100).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 32% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#3A3464 color codes

HEX	`#3A3464`
RGB	`rgb(58, 52, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 20.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 32%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 48%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 48%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.56, 15.86, -27.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.56, 31.77, 299.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.273, 4.275, 12.602)`
Decimal	`3814500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3464, 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 #3A3464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #3A3464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3464; }
.text { color: #3a3464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 52 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3464, #523464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3A3464?: #3A3464 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 #3A3464?: The RGB value is 58, 52, 100: 58 red, 52 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3464?: The complementary color is #5E6434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3464?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.