What color is #3C3A61?

#3C3A61 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C3A61?

The RGB value is 60, 58, 97: 60 red, 58 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3A61?

The complementary color is #5F613A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3A61 color

#3C3A61 rgb(60, 58, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C3A61 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 22.7% green and 38% blue (60, 58, 97).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#3C3A61 color codes

HEX	`#3C3A61`
RGB	`rgb(60, 58, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 22.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 40%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 40%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.3, 11.45, -22.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.3, 25.54, 296.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.534, 4.85, 11.951)`
Decimal	`3947105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3A61, 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 #3C3A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #3C3A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3a61; }
.text { color: #3c3a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 58 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3a61, #503a61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3C3A61?: #3C3A61 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C3A61?: The RGB value is 60, 58, 97: 60 red, 58 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3A61?: The complementary color is #5F613A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.