What color is #3B60A7?

#3B60A7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Starstruck. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B60A7?

The RGB value is 59, 96, 167: 59 red, 96 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B60A7?

The complementary color is #A7823B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B60A7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B60A7 color

#3B60A7 rgb(59, 96, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3B60A7 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 37.6% green and 65.5% blue (59, 96, 167).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 48% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Starstruck (#4664A5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#3B60A7 color codes

HEX	`#3B60A7`
RGB	`rgb(59, 96, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 37.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 48%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 65%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 43%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.35, 10.15, -42.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.35, 43.38, 283.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.959, 12.084, 38.201)`
Decimal	`3891367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B60A7, 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 #3B60A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B60A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #3B60A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b60a7; }
.text { color: #3b60a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b60a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 96 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b60a7, #4c3ba7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B60A7?: #3B60A7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Starstruck. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B60A7?: The RGB value is 59, 96, 167: 59 red, 96 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B60A7?: The complementary color is #A7823B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B60A7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.