What color is #3C395D?

#3C395D 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 #3C395D?

The RGB value is 60, 57, 93: 60 red, 57 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C395D?

The complementary color is #5A5D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C395D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C395D color

#3C395D rgb(60, 57, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C395D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 22.4% green and 36.5% blue (60, 57, 93).

Its hue angle is 245°, 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#3C395D color codes

HEX	`#3C395D`
RGB	`rgb(60, 57, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 22.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 39%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.79, 10.9, -21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.79, 23.68, 297.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.302, 4.677, 10.977)`
Decimal	`3946845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C395D, 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 #3C395D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C395D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #3C395D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c395d; }
.text { color: #3c395d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c395d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 57 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c395d, #4e395d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3C395D?: #3C395D 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 #3C395D?: The RGB value is 60, 57, 93: 60 red, 57 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C395D?: The complementary color is #5A5D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C395D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.