What color is #3D415C?

#3D415C 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 #3D415C?

The RGB value is 61, 65, 92: 61 red, 65 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D415C?

The complementary color is #5C583D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D415C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D415C color

#3D415C rgb(61, 65, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D415C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 25.5% green and 36.1% blue (61, 65, 92).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#3D415C color codes

HEX	`#3D415C`
RGB	`rgb(61, 65, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 25.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 34%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 29%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.23, 5.57, -16.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.23, 17.48, 288.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.746, 5.545, 10.891)`
Decimal	`4014428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D415C, 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 #3D415C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D415C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #3D415C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d415c; }
.text { color: #3d415c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d415c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 65 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d415c, #493d5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3D415C?: #3D415C 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 #3D415C?: The RGB value is 61, 65, 92: 61 red, 65 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D415C?: The complementary color is #5C583D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D415C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.