What color is #3A3AAA?

#3A3AAA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bluebell. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3AAA?

The RGB value is 58, 58, 170: 58 red, 58 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3AAA?

The complementary color is #AAAA3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3AAA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3AAA color

#3A3AAA rgb(58, 58, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A3AAA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 22.7% green and 66.7% blue (58, 58, 170).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 49% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Bluebell (#333399), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#3A3AAA color codes

HEX	`#3A3AAA`
RGB	`rgb(58, 58, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 22.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 49%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 66%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 66%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.41, 35.65, -60.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.41, 69.82, 300.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.511, 6.827, 38.786)`
Decimal	`3816106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3AAA, 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 #3A3AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #3A3AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3aaa; }
.text { color: #3a3aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 58 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3aaa, #723aaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A3AAA?: #3A3AAA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bluebell. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3AAA?: The RGB value is 58, 58, 170: 58 red, 58 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3AAA?: The complementary color is #AAAA3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3AAA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.