What color is #3E415E?

#3E415E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E415E?

The RGB value is 62, 65, 94: 62 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E415E?

The complementary color is #5E5B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E415E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E415E color

#3E415E rgb(62, 65, 94)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3E415E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 25.5% green and 36.9% blue (62, 65, 94).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#3E415E color codes

HEX	`#3E415E`
RGB	`rgb(62, 65, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 25.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 34%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 31%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.41, 6.5, -17.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.41, 18.74, 290.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.897, 5.613, 11.36)`
Decimal	`4079966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E415E, 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 #3E415E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E415E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #3E415E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e415e; }
.text { color: #3e415e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e415e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 65 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e415e, #4b3e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3E415E?: #3E415E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E415E?: The RGB value is 62, 65, 94: 62 red, 65 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E415E?: The complementary color is #5E5B3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E415E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.