What color is #3B3B5F?

#3B3B5F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3B5F?

The RGB value is 59, 59, 95: 59 red, 59 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3B5F?

The complementary color is #5F5F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3B5F color

#3B3B5F rgb(59, 59, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B3B5F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 23.1% green and 37.3% blue (59, 59, 95).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 23% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#3B3B5F color codes

HEX	`#3B3B5F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 59, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 23.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 23%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 38%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 38%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.4, 9.84, -21.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.4, 23.54, 294.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.433, 4.884, 11.481)`
Decimal	`3881823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3B5F, 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 #3B3B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #3B3B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3b5f; }
.text { color: #3b3b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 59 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3b5f, #4d3b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3B3B5F?: #3B3B5F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3B5F?: The RGB value is 59, 59, 95: 59 red, 59 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3B5F?: The complementary color is #5F5F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.