What color is #3D435C?

#3D435C 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 #3D435C?

The RGB value is 61, 67, 92: 61 red, 67 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D435C?

The complementary color is #5C563D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D435C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D435C color

#3D435C rgb(61, 67, 92)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D435C is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 26.3% green and 36.1% blue (61, 67, 92).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 20% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#3D435C color codes

HEX	`#3D435C`
RGB	`rgb(61, 67, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 26.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 20%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 34%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 27%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.85, 4.25, -15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.85, 16.19, 285.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.863, 5.779, 10.93)`
Decimal	`4014940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D435C, 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 #3D435C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D435C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #3D435C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d435c; }
.text { color: #3d435c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d435c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 67 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d435c, #473d5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #3D435C?: #3D435C 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 #3D435C?: The RGB value is 61, 67, 92: 61 red, 67 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D435C?: The complementary color is #5C563D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D435C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.