What color is #3D395E?

#3D395E 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 #3D395E?

The RGB value is 61, 57, 94: 61 red, 57 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D395E?

The complementary color is #5A5E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D395E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D395E color

#3D395E rgb(61, 57, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D395E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 22.4% green and 36.9% blue (61, 57, 94).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 25% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#3D395E color codes

HEX	`#3D395E`
RGB	`rgb(61, 57, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 22.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 25%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 39%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 39%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.94, 11.53, -21.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.94, 24.34, 298.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.407, 4.726, 11.215)`
Decimal	`4012382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D395E, 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 #3D395E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D395E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #3D395E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d395e; }
.text { color: #3d395e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d395e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 57 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d395e, #4f395e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3D395E?: #3D395E 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 #3D395E?: The RGB value is 61, 57, 94: 61 red, 57 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D395E?: The complementary color is #5A5E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D395E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.