What color is #3C74FE?

#3C74FE is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Blue Öyster Cult. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C74FE?

The RGB value is 60, 116, 254: 60 red, 116 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C74FE?

The complementary color is #FEC63C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C74FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C74FE color

#3C74FE rgb(60, 116, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3C74FE is a vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 45.5% green and 99.6% blue (60, 116, 254).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 99% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Blue Öyster Cult (#5577EE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#3C74FE color codes

HEX	`#3C74FE`
RGB	`rgb(60, 116, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 45.5%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 99%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 76%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 54%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, 29.22, -73.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 79.46, 291.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.992, 20.604, 96.354)`
Decimal	`3962110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C74FE, 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 #3C74FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3C74FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	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 #3C74FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c74fe; }
.text { color: #3c74fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c74fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 116 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c74fe, #653cfe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #3C74FE?: #3C74FE is a vivid blue, closest to the named color Blue Öyster Cult. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C74FE?: The RGB value is 60, 116, 254: 60 red, 116 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C74FE?: The complementary color is #FEC63C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C74FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.