What color is #3D47C7?

#3D47C7 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Flying Fish Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D47C7?

The RGB value is 61, 71, 199: 61 red, 71 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D47C7?

The complementary color is #C7BD3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D47C7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D47C7 color

#3D47C7 rgb(61, 71, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D47C7 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 27.8% green and 78% blue (61, 71, 199).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 55% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Flying Fish Blue (#024ACA), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#3D47C7 color codes

HEX	`#3D47C7`
RGB	`rgb(61, 71, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 27.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 55%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 69%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 64%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.15, 37.95, -67.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.15, 77.66, 299.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.483, 9.621, 55.115)`
Decimal	`4016071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D47C7, 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 #3D47C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D47C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #3D47C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d47c7; }
.text { color: #3d47c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d47c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 71 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d47c7, #783dc7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3D47C7?: #3D47C7 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Flying Fish Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D47C7?: The RGB value is 61, 71, 199: 61 red, 71 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D47C7?: The complementary color is #C7BD3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D47C7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.