What color is #3D3860?

#3D3860 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3860?

The RGB value is 61, 56, 96: 61 red, 56 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3860?

The complementary color is #5B6038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3860 color

#3D3860 rgb(61, 56, 96)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D3860 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 22% green and 37.6% blue (61, 56, 96).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 26% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#3D3860 color codes

HEX	`#3D3860`
RGB	`rgb(61, 56, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 22%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 26%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 42%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 42%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.76, 12.81, -23.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.76, 26.35, 299.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.449, 4.665, 11.677)`
Decimal	`4012128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3860, 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 #3D3860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #3D3860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3860; }
.text { color: #3d3860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 56 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3860, #513860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3D3860?: #3D3860 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3860?: The RGB value is 61, 56, 96: 61 red, 56 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3860?: The complementary color is #5B6038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.