What color is #3C467B?

#3C467B is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Queen of the Night Shift. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C467B?

The RGB value is 60, 70, 123: 60 red, 70 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C467B?

The complementary color is #7B713C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C467B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C467B color

#3C467B rgb(60, 70, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C467B is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 27.5% green and 48.2% blue (60, 70, 123).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 34% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Queen of the Night Shift (#3D4585), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#3C467B color codes

HEX	`#3C467B`
RGB	`rgb(60, 70, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 27.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 34%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 51%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 43%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.28, 11.88, -31.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.28, 33.65, 290.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.628, 6.771, 19.64)`
Decimal	`3950203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C467B, 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 #3C467B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C467B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #3C467B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c467b; }
.text { color: #3c467b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c467b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 70 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c467b, #513c7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3C467B?: #3C467B is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Queen of the Night Shift. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C467B?: The RGB value is 60, 70, 123: 60 red, 70 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C467B?: The complementary color is #7B713C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C467B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.