What color is #3E4F74?

#3E4F74 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 #3E4F74?

The RGB value is 62, 79, 116: 62 red, 79 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E4F74?

The complementary color is #74633E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E4F74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E4F74 color

#3E4F74 rgb(62, 79, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3E4F74 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 31% green and 45.5% blue (62, 79, 116).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Noble Knight (#394D78), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#3E4F74 color codes

HEX	`#3E4F74`
RGB	`rgb(62, 79, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 31%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 47%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 32%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.72, 4.19, -23.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.72, 23.63, 280.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.934, 7.877, 17.622)`
Decimal	`4083572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E4F74, 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 #3E4F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E4F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #3E4F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e4f74; }
.text { color: #3e4f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e4f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 79 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e4f74, #483e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #3E4F74?: #3E4F74 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 #3E4F74?: The RGB value is 62, 79, 116: 62 red, 79 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E4F74?: The complementary color is #74633E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E4F74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.