What color is #3B3C65?

#3B3C65 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 #3B3C65?

The RGB value is 59, 60, 101: 59 red, 60 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3C65?

The complementary color is #65643B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3C65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3C65 color

#3B3C65 rgb(59, 60, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B3C65 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 23.5% green and 39.6% blue (59, 60, 101).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#3B3C65 color codes

HEX	`#3B3C65`
RGB	`rgb(59, 60, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 23.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 41%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.02, 11.05, -24.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.02, 26.68, 294.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.768, 5.101, 12.99)`
Decimal	`3882085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3C65, 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 #3B3C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #3B3C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3c65; }
.text { color: #3b3c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 60 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3c65, #4f3b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3B3C65?: #3B3C65 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 #3B3C65?: The RGB value is 59, 60, 101: 59 red, 60 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3C65?: The complementary color is #65643B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3C65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.