What color is #3D4F75?

#3D4F75 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D4F75?

The RGB value is 61, 79, 117: 61 red, 79 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D4F75?

The complementary color is #75633D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D4F75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D4F75 color

#3D4F75 rgb(61, 79, 117)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D4F75 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 31% green and 45.9% blue (61, 79, 117).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 31% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Noble Knight (#394D78), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#3D4F75 color codes

HEX	`#3D4F75`
RGB	`rgb(61, 79, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 31%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 31%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 48%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 32%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.71, 4.23, -23.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.71, 24.29, 280.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.93, 7.868, 17.927)`
Decimal	`4018037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D4F75, 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 #3D4F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D4F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #3D4F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d4f75; }
.text { color: #3d4f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d4f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 79 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d4f75, #473d75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3D4F75?: #3D4F75 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Noble Knight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D4F75?: The RGB value is 61, 79, 117: 61 red, 79 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D4F75?: The complementary color is #75633D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D4F75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.