What color is #3C385C?

#3C385C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C385C?

The RGB value is 60, 56, 92: 60 red, 56 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C385C?

The complementary color is #585C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C385C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C385C color

#3C385C rgb(60, 56, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C385C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 22% green and 36.1% blue (60, 56, 92).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#3C385C color codes

HEX	`#3C385C`
RGB	`rgb(60, 56, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 22%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 39%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.45, 11.27, -20.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.45, 23.76, 298.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.209, 4.562, 10.729)`
Decimal	`3946588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C385C, 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 #3C385C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C385C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #3C385C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c385c; }
.text { color: #3c385c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c385c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 56 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c385c, #4e385c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3C385C?: #3C385C is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C385C?: The RGB value is 60, 56, 92: 60 red, 56 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C385C?: The complementary color is #585C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C385C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.