What color is #3D3E59?

#3D3E59 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3E59?

The RGB value is 61, 62, 89: 61 red, 62 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3E59?

The complementary color is #59583D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3E59 color

#3D3E59 rgb(61, 62, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D3E59 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 24.3% green and 34.9% blue (61, 62, 89).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 19% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#3D3E59 color codes

HEX	`#3D3E59`
RGB	`rgb(61, 62, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 24.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 19%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 31%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 30%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.18, 6.68, -16.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.18, 17.57, 292.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.45, 5.158, 10.158)`
Decimal	`4013657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3E59, 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 #3D3E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #3D3E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3e59; }
.text { color: #3d3e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 62 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3e59, #4a3d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #3D3E59?: #3D3E59 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3E59?: The RGB value is 61, 62, 89: 61 red, 62 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3E59?: The complementary color is #59583D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.