What color is #3D3665?

#3D3665 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3665?

The RGB value is 61, 54, 101: 61 red, 54 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3665?

The complementary color is #5E6536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3665 color

#3D3665 rgb(61, 54, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D3665 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 21.2% green and 39.6% blue (61, 54, 101).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 30% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#3D3665 color codes

HEX	`#3D3665`
RGB	`rgb(61, 54, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 21.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 30%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 47%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 47%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.47, 15.71, -26.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.47, 30.99, 300.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.592, 4.57, 12.897)`
Decimal	`4011621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3665, 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 #3D3665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #3D3665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3665; }
.text { color: #3d3665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 54 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3665, #553665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3D3665?: #3D3665 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3665?: The RGB value is 61, 54, 101: 61 red, 54 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3665?: The complementary color is #5E6536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.