What color is #3C3675?

#3C3675 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 #3C3675?

The RGB value is 60, 54, 117: 60 red, 54 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3675?

The complementary color is #6F7536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3675?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3675 color

#3C3675 rgb(60, 54, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C3675 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 21.2% green and 45.9% blue (60, 54, 117).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 37% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Compass (#48357B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#3C3675 color codes

HEX	`#3C3675`
RGB	`rgb(60, 54, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 21.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 37%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 54%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 54%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.4, 20.58, -35.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.4, 41.03, 300.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.393, 4.883, 17.432)`
Decimal	`3946101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3675, 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 #3C3675	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3675 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #3C3675 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3675; }
.text { color: #3c3675; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3675; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 54 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3675, #5b3675); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3C3675?: #3C3675 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 #3C3675?: The RGB value is 60, 54, 117: 60 red, 54 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3675?: The complementary color is #6F7536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3675?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.