What color is #3C3176?

#3C3176 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3176?

The RGB value is 60, 49, 118: 60 red, 49 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3176?

The complementary color is #6B7631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3176 color

#3C3176 rgb(60, 49, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C3176 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 19.2% green and 46.3% blue (60, 49, 118).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 41% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Compass (#48357B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#3C3176 color codes

HEX	`#3C3176`
RGB	`rgb(60, 49, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 19.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 41%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 58%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 58%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.15, 24.22, -38.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.15, 45.18, 302.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.231, 4.465, 17.67)`
Decimal	`3944822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3176, 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 #3C3176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #3C3176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3176; }
.text { color: #3c3176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 49 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3176, #5f3176); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3C3176?: #3C3176 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3176?: The RGB value is 60, 49, 118: 60 red, 49 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3176?: The complementary color is #6B7631, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.