What color is #3C527E?

#3C527E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C527E?

The RGB value is 60, 82, 126: 60 red, 82 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C527E?

The complementary color is #7E683C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C527E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C527E color

#3C527E rgb(60, 82, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C527E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 32.2% green and 49.4% blue (60, 82, 126).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 35% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is St. Tropaz (#39527D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#3C527E color codes

HEX	`#3C527E`
RGB	`rgb(60, 82, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 32.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 35%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 52%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 35%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.01, 5.01, -27.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.01, 27.92, 280.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.645, 8.501, 20.92)`
Decimal	`3953278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C527E, 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 #3C527E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C527E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #3C527E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c527e; }
.text { color: #3c527e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c527e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 82 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c527e, #473c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3C527E?: #3C527E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C527E?: The RGB value is 60, 82, 126: 60 red, 82 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C527E?: The complementary color is #7E683C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C527E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.