What color is #3F3770?

#3F3770 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3770?

The RGB value is 63, 55, 112: 63 red, 55 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3770?

The complementary color is #687037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3770 color

#3F3770 rgb(63, 55, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #3F3770 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 21.6% green and 43.9% blue (63, 55, 112).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Compass (#48357B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#3F3770 color codes

HEX	`#3F3770`
RGB	`rgb(63, 55, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 21.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 51%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.62, 19.08, -31.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.62, 37.22, 300.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.34, 4.959, 15.949)`
Decimal	`4142960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3770, 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 #3F3770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #3F3770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3770; }
.text { color: #3f3770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 55 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3770, #5c3770); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F3770?: #3F3770 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Compass. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3770?: The RGB value is 63, 55, 112: 63 red, 55 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3770?: The complementary color is #687037, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.