What color is #3A69B3?

#3A69B3 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Matt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A69B3?

The RGB value is 58, 105, 179: 58 red, 105 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A69B3?

The complementary color is #B3843A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A69B3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A69B3 color

#3A69B3 rgb(58, 105, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3A69B3 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 41.2% green and 70.2% blue (58, 105, 179).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 51% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Matt Blue (#2C6FBB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#3A69B3 color codes

HEX	`#3A69B3`
RGB	`rgb(58, 105, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 41.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 51%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 68%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 41%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.6, 8.59, -44.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.6, 44.89, 281.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.93, 14.256, 44.604)`
Decimal	`3828147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A69B3, 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 #3A69B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3A69B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #3A69B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a69b3; }
.text { color: #3a69b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a69b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 105 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a69b3, #483ab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A69B3?: #3A69B3 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Matt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A69B3?: The RGB value is 58, 105, 179: 58 red, 105 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A69B3?: The complementary color is #B3843A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A69B3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.