What color is #3A3A73?

#3A3A73 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3A73?

The RGB value is 58, 58, 115: 58 red, 58 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3A73?

The complementary color is #73733A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3A73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3A73 color

#3A3A73 rgb(58, 58, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A3A73 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 22.7% green and 45.1% blue (58, 58, 115).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 33% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Good Karma (#333C76), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#3A3A73 color codes

HEX	`#3A3A73`
RGB	`rgb(58, 58, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 22.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 33%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 50%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 50%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.19, 16.72, -32.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.19, 36.96, 296.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.352, 5.163, 16.878)`
Decimal	`3816051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3A73, 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 #3A3A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #3A3A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3a73; }
.text { color: #3a3a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 58 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3a73, #573a73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3A3A73?: #3A3A73 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Good Karma. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3A73?: The RGB value is 58, 58, 115: 58 red, 58 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3A73?: The complementary color is #73733A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3A73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.