What color is #3D5E89?

#3D5E89 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mississippi River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D5E89?

The RGB value is 61, 94, 137: 61 red, 94 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D5E89?

The complementary color is #89683D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D5E89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D5E89 color

#3D5E89 rgb(61, 94, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3D5E89 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 36.9% green and 53.7% blue (61, 94, 137).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 38% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mississippi River (#3B638C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#3D5E89 color codes

HEX	`#3D5E89`
RGB	`rgb(61, 94, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 36.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 38%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 55%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 31%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.25, 1.33, -27.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.25, 27.57, 272.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.441, 10.803, 25.197)`
Decimal	`4021897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D5E89, 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 #3D5E89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3D5E89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #3D5E89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d5e89; }
.text { color: #3d5e89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d5e89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 94 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d5e89, #423d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #3D5E89?: #3D5E89 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mississippi River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D5E89?: The RGB value is 61, 94, 137: 61 red, 94 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D5E89?: The complementary color is #89683D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D5E89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.