What color is #3A3474?

#3A3474 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3474?

The RGB value is 58, 52, 116: 58 red, 52 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3474?

The complementary color is #6E7434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3474?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3474 color

#3A3474 rgb(58, 52, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A3474 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 20.4% green and 45.5% blue (58, 52, 116).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 38% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Compass (#48357B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#3A3474 color codes

HEX	`#3A3474`
RGB	`rgb(58, 52, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 20.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 38%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 55%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 55%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.61, 21.09, -36.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.61, 41.84, 300.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.124, 4.616, 17.088)`
Decimal	`3814516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3474, 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 #3A3474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #3A3474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3474; }
.text { color: #3a3474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 52 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3474, #5a3474); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3A3474?: #3A3474 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3474?: The RGB value is 58, 52, 116: 58 red, 52 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3474?: The complementary color is #6E7434, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3474?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.