What color is #3B4681?

#3B4681 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Queen of the Night Shift. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B4681?

The RGB value is 59, 70, 129: 59 red, 70 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B4681?

The complementary color is #81763B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B4681?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B4681 color

#3B4681 rgb(59, 70, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B4681 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 27.5% green and 50.6% blue (59, 70, 129).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 37% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Queen of the Night Shift (#3D4585), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#3B4681 color codes

HEX	`#3B4681`
RGB	`rgb(59, 70, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 27.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 37%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 54%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 46%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.57, 13.69, -34.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.57, 37.37, 291.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.955, 6.895, 21.676)`
Decimal	`3884673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B4681, 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 #3B4681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B4681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #3B4681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b4681; }
.text { color: #3b4681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b4681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 70 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b4681, #533b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3B4681?: #3B4681 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Queen of the Night Shift. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B4681?: The RGB value is 59, 70, 129: 59 red, 70 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B4681?: The complementary color is #81763B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B4681?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.