What color is #3F347E?

#3F347E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F347E?

The RGB value is 63, 52, 126: 63 red, 52 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F347E?

The complementary color is #737E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F347E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F347E color

#3F347E rgb(63, 52, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3F347E is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 20.4% green and 49.4% blue (63, 52, 126).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 42% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Eggplant (#443388), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#3F347E color codes

HEX	`#3F347E`
RGB	`rgb(63, 52, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 20.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 42%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 59%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 59%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.79, 25.58, -40.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.79, 47.94, 302.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.043, 5.019, 20.332)`
Decimal	`4142206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F347E, 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 #3F347E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F347E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #3F347E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f347e; }
.text { color: #3f347e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f347e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 52 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f347e, #64347e); }

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Questions

What color is #3F347E?: #3F347E is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Majestic Eggplant. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F347E?: The RGB value is 63, 52, 126: 63 red, 52 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F347E?: The complementary color is #737E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F347E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.