What color is #3A60BD?

#3A60BD is a moderate blue, closest to the named color God of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A60BD?

The RGB value is 58, 96, 189: 58 red, 96 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A60BD?

The complementary color is #BD973A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A60BD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A60BD color

#3A60BD rgb(58, 96, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A60BD is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 37.6% green and 74.1% blue (58, 96, 189).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 53% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is God of Rain (#4466CC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#3A60BD color codes

HEX	`#3A60BD`
RGB	`rgb(58, 96, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 37.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 53%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 69%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 49%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.67, 17.97, -52.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.67, 55.94, 288.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.11, 12.938, 49.835)`
Decimal	`3825853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A60BD, 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 #3A60BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A60BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3A60BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a60bd; }
.text { color: #3a60bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a60bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 96 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a60bd, #563abd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A60BD?: #3A60BD is a moderate blue, closest to the named color God of Rain. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A60BD?: The RGB value is 58, 96, 189: 58 red, 96 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A60BD?: The complementary color is #BD973A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A60BD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.