What color is #3E78D0?

#3E78D0 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Fading Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E78D0?

The RGB value is 62, 120, 208: 62 red, 120 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E78D0?

The complementary color is #D0963E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E78D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E78D0 color

#3E78D0 rgb(62, 120, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3E78D0 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 47.1% green and 81.6% blue (62, 120, 208).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 61% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fading Night (#3377CC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#3E78D0 color codes

HEX	`#3E78D0`
RGB	`rgb(62, 120, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 47.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 61%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 70%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 42%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.7, 10.32, -51.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.7, 52.05, 281.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.084, 19.009, 62.273)`
Decimal	`4094160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E78D0, 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 #3E78D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3E78D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #3E78D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e78d0; }
.text { color: #3e78d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e78d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 120 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e78d0, #4d3ed0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Azure.

Questions

What color is #3E78D0?: #3E78D0 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Fading Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E78D0?: The RGB value is 62, 120, 208: 62 red, 120 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E78D0?: The complementary color is #D0963E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E78D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.