What color is #3C337F?

#3C337F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C337F?

The RGB value is 60, 51, 127: 60 red, 51 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C337F?

The complementary color is #767F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C337F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C337F color

#3C337F rgb(60, 51, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C337F is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 20% green and 49.8% blue (60, 51, 127).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 43% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Eggplant (#443388), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#3C337F color codes

HEX	`#3C337F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 51, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 20%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 43%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 60%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 60%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.33, 25.88, -41.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.33, 49.27, 301.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.877, 4.86, 20.65)`
Decimal	`3945343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C337F, 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 #3C337F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C337F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #3C337F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c337f; }
.text { color: #3c337f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c337f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 51 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c337f, #62337f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C337F?: #3C337F is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C337F?: The RGB value is 60, 51, 127: 60 red, 51 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C337F?: The complementary color is #767F33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C337F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.