What color is #3E3C69?

#3E3C69 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3C69?

The RGB value is 62, 60, 105: 62 red, 60 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3C69?

The complementary color is #67693C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3C69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3C69 color

#3E3C69 rgb(62, 60, 105)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3E3C69 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 23.5% green and 41.2% blue (62, 60, 105).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Storm Is Coming (#3D3D63), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#3E3C69 color codes

HEX	`#3E3C69`
RGB	`rgb(62, 60, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 23.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 43%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 43%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.51, 13.22, -26.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.51, 29.23, 296.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.152, 5.276, 14.056)`
Decimal	`4078697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3C69, 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 #3E3C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #3E3C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3c69; }
.text { color: #3e3c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 60 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3c69, #543c69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3E3C69?: #3E3C69 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Storm Is Coming. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3C69?: The RGB value is 62, 60, 105: 62 red, 60 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3C69?: The complementary color is #67693C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3C69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.