What color is #3C3D65?

#3C3D65 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 #3C3D65?

The RGB value is 60, 61, 101: 60 red, 61 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C3D65?

The complementary color is #65643C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C3D65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C3D65 color

#3C3D65 rgb(60, 61, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C3D65 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 23.9% green and 39.6% blue (60, 61, 101).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#3C3D65 color codes

HEX	`#3C3D65`
RGB	`rgb(60, 61, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 23.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 41%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 40%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.4, 10.68, -23.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.4, 25.98, 294.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.881, 5.238, 13.01)`
Decimal	`3947877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C3D65, 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 #3C3D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C3D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #3C3D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c3d65; }
.text { color: #3c3d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c3d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 61 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c3d65, #4f3c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3C3D65?: #3C3D65 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 #3C3D65?: The RGB value is 60, 61, 101: 60 red, 61 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C3D65?: The complementary color is #65643C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C3D65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.