What color is #3C4C72?

#3C4C72 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C4C72?

The RGB value is 60, 76, 114: 60 red, 76 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C4C72?

The complementary color is #72623C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C4C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C4C72 color

#3C4C72 rgb(60, 76, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C4C72 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 29.8% green and 44.7% blue (60, 76, 114).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 31% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Noble Knight (#394D78), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#3C4C72 color codes

HEX	`#3C4C72`
RGB	`rgb(60, 76, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 29.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 31%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 47%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 33%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.58, 4.92, -23.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.58, 24.32, 281.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.484, 7.344, 16.939)`
Decimal	`3951730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C4C72, 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 #3C4C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C4C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #3C4C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c4c72; }
.text { color: #3c4c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c4c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 76 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c4c72, #473c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3C4C72?: #3C4C72 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C4C72?: The RGB value is 60, 76, 114: 60 red, 76 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C4C72?: The complementary color is #72623C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C4C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.