What color is #3A3A80?

#3A3A80 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3A80?

The RGB value is 58, 58, 128: 58 red, 58 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3A80?

The complementary color is #80803A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3A80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3A80 color

#3A3A80 rgb(58, 58, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A3A80 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 22.7% green and 50.2% blue (58, 58, 128).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 38% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Evening Magic (#363E7D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#3A3A80 color codes

HEX	`#3A3A80`
RGB	`rgb(58, 58, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 22.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 38%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 55%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 55%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.07, 21.14, -39.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.07, 45.02, 298)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.153, 5.484, 21.099)`
Decimal	`3816064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3A80, 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 #3A3A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #3A3A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3a80; }
.text { color: #3a3a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 58 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3a80, #5d3a80); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A3A80?: #3A3A80 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Evening Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3A80?: The RGB value is 58, 58, 128: 58 red, 58 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3A80?: The complementary color is #80803A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3A80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.