What color is #3D378F?

#3D378F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perfect Dark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D378F?

The RGB value is 61, 55, 143: 61 red, 55 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D378F?

The complementary color is #898F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D378F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D378F color

#3D378F rgb(61, 55, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D378F is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 21.6% green and 56.1% blue (61, 55, 143).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 44% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Perfect Dark (#313390), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#3D378F color codes

HEX	`#3D378F`
RGB	`rgb(61, 55, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 21.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 44%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 62%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 62%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.66, 28.85, -48.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.66, 56.09, 300.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.247, 5.707, 26.648)`
Decimal	`4011919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D378F, 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 #3D378F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D378F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #3D378F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d378f; }
.text { color: #3d378f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d378f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 55 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d378f, #69378f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3D378F?: #3D378F is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perfect Dark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D378F?: The RGB value is 61, 55, 143: 61 red, 55 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D378F?: The complementary color is #898F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D378F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.