What color is #3A3E65?

#3A3E65 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A3E65?

The RGB value is 58, 62, 101: 58 red, 62 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A3E65?

The complementary color is #65613A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A3E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A3E65 color

#3A3E65 rgb(58, 62, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A3E65 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 24.3% green and 39.6% blue (58, 62, 101).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 27% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#3A3E65 color codes

HEX	`#3A3E65`
RGB	`rgb(58, 62, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 24.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 27%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 43%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 39%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.53, 9.4, -23.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.53, 25.3, 291.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.816, 5.284, 13.023)`
Decimal	`3817061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A3E65, 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 #3A3E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A3E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #3A3E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a3e65; }
.text { color: #3a3e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a3e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 62 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a3e65, #4c3a65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3A3E65?: #3A3E65 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A3E65?: The RGB value is 58, 62, 101: 58 red, 62 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A3E65?: The complementary color is #65613A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A3E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.