What color is #3C73C5?

#3C73C5 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Fading Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C73C5?

The RGB value is 60, 115, 197: 60 red, 115 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C73C5?

The complementary color is #C58E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C73C5?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C73C5 color

#3C73C5 rgb(60, 115, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C73C5 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 45.1% green and 77.3% blue (60, 115, 197).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 54% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Fading Night (#3377CC), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#3C73C5 color codes

HEX	`#3C73C5`
RGB	`rgb(60, 115, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 45.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 54%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 70%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 42%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.58, 9.15, -48.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.58, 48.99, 280.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.069, 17.251, 55.19)`
Decimal	`3961797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C73C5, 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 #3C73C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3C73C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #3C73C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c73c5; }
.text { color: #3c73c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c73c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 115 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c73c5, #493cc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #3C73C5?: #3C73C5 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Fading Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C73C5?: The RGB value is 60, 115, 197: 60 red, 115 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C73C5?: The complementary color is #C58E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C73C5?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.