What color is #3E5480?

#3E5480 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E5480?

The RGB value is 62, 84, 128: 62 red, 84 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E5480?

The complementary color is #806A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E5480?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E5480 color

#3E5480 rgb(62, 84, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3E5480 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 32.9% green and 50.2% blue (62, 84, 128).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 35% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is St. Tropaz (#39527D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#3E5480 color codes

HEX	`#3E5480`
RGB	`rgb(62, 84, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 32.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 35%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 52%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 34%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.84, 4.91, -27.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.84, 27.82, 280.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.052, 8.923, 21.663)`
Decimal	`4084864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E5480, 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 #3E5480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E5480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #3E5480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e5480; }
.text { color: #3e5480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e5480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 84 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e5480, #493e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #3E5480?: #3E5480 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color St. Tropaz. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E5480?: The RGB value is 62, 84, 128: 62 red, 84 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E5480?: The complementary color is #806A3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E5480?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.