What color is #3C668A?

#3C668A is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mississippi River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C668A?

The RGB value is 60, 102, 138: 60 red, 102 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C668A?

The complementary color is #8A603C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C668A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C668A color

#3C668A rgb(60, 102, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C668A is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 40% green and 54.1% blue (60, 102, 138).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 39% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mississippi River (#3B638C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#3C668A color codes

HEX	`#3C668A`
RGB	`rgb(60, 102, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 40%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 39%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 57%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 26%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.68, -3.51, -24.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.68, 24.59, 261.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.201, 12.297, 25.823)`
Decimal	`3958410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C668A, 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 #3C668A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C668A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3C668A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c668a; }
.text { color: #3c668a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c668a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 102 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c668a, #3c3f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #3C668A?: #3C668A is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mississippi River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C668A?: The RGB value is 60, 102, 138: 60 red, 102 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C668A?: The complementary color is #8A603C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C668A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.