What color is #3C405B?

#3C405B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C405B?

The RGB value is 60, 64, 91: 60 red, 64 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C405B?

The complementary color is #5B573C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C405B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C405B color

#3C405B rgb(60, 64, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C405B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 25.1% green and 35.7% blue (60, 64, 91).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#3C405B color codes

HEX	`#3C405B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 64, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 25.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 34%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 30%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.8, 5.6, -16.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.8, 17.53, 288.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.585, 5.383, 10.64)`
Decimal	`3948635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C405B, 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 #3C405B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C405B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #3C405B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c405b; }
.text { color: #3c405b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c405b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 64 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c405b, #483c5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #3C405B?: #3C405B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C405B?: The RGB value is 60, 64, 91: 60 red, 64 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C405B?: The complementary color is #5B573C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C405B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.