What color is #3D395A?

#3D395A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D395A?

The RGB value is 61, 57, 90: 61 red, 57 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D395A?

The complementary color is #565A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D395A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D395A color

#3D395A rgb(61, 57, 90)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D395A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 22.4% green and 35.3% blue (61, 57, 90).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#3D395A color codes

HEX	`#3D395A`
RGB	`rgb(61, 57, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 22.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 37%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.73, 10.33, -19.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.73, 21.76, 298.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.233, 4.656, 10.294)`
Decimal	`4012378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D395A, 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 #3D395A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D395A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #3D395A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d395a; }
.text { color: #3d395a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d395a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 57 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d395a, #4e395a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3D395A?: #3D395A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D395A?: The RGB value is 61, 57, 90: 61 red, 57 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D395A?: The complementary color is #565A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D395A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.