What color is #3E366A?

#3E366A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E366A?

The RGB value is 62, 54, 106: 62 red, 54 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E366A?

The complementary color is #626A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E366A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E366A color

#3E366A rgb(62, 54, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3E366A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 21.2% green and 41.6% blue (62, 54, 106).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#3E366A color codes

HEX	`#3E366A`
RGB	`rgb(62, 54, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 21.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 49%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 49%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.87, 17.57, -29.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.87, 34.17, 300.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.907, 4.703, 14.229)`
Decimal	`4077162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E366A, 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 #3E366A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E366A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #3E366A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e366a; }
.text { color: #3e366a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e366a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 54 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e366a, #58366a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3E366A?: #3E366A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E366A?: The RGB value is 62, 54, 106: 62 red, 54 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E366A?: The complementary color is #626A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E366A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.